Grinnell Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°11′S 110°24′E / 66.183°S 110.400°ECoordinates: 66°11′S 110°24′E / 66.183°S 110.400°E |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Grinnell Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying south of Chappel Island in the Donovan Islands of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Lieutenant Sheldon W. Grinnell of the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, a medical officer at Wilkes Station, 1957.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Grinnell Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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