Henry Islands

Henry Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°53′S 120°38′E / 66.883°S 120.633°E / -66.883; 120.633Coordinates: 66°53′S 120°38′E / 66.883°S 120.633°E / -66.883; 120.633
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Henry Islands are a group of four small islands in the western part of Henry Bay, Antarctica. They were delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Wilkes Henry, a midshipman on the sloop Vincennes during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.[1]

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Henry Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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