Fuller Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°12′S 101°0′E / 66.200°S 101.000°ECoordinates: 66°12′S 101°0′E / 66.200°S 101.000°E |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Fuller Island is an island in the Highjump Archipelago, 7 kilometres (4 nmi) long and 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) wide, lying 4 kilometres (2 nmi) south of Thomas Island on the south side of Cacapon Inlet. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for H.F. Fuller, an air crewman on the Operation Highjump seaplane commanded by D.E. Bunger which landed in this area in February 1947.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Fuller Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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