Lilienthal Island

Lilienthal Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°12′S 110°23′E / 66.200°S 110.383°E / -66.200; 110.383Coordinates: 66°12′S 110°23′E / 66.200°S 110.383°E / -66.200; 110.383
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Lilienthal Island is one of the Donovan Islands, lying just north of Glasgal Island in Vincennes Bay, Antarctica. The island was mapped from air photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Billie R. Lilienthal, U.S. Navy, aerographer at Wilkes Station, 1957.[1]

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References

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


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