Groves Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 75°30′S 143°5′W / 75.500°S 143.083°WCoordinates: 75°30′S 143°5′W / 75.500°S 143.083°W |
| Length | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Groves Island is an ice-covered island 9 kilometres (5 nmi) long, lying close off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between Siemiatkowski Glacier and Land Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Benjamin F. Groves, a meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1964.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Groves Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
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