Suchland Islands

Suchland Islands (74°6′S 102°32′W / 74.100°S 102.533°W / -74.100; -102.533Coordinates: 74°6′S 102°32′W / 74.100°S 102.533°W / -74.100; -102.533) is a group of about 8 small islands lying just inside the central part of the mouth of Cranton Bay. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Everett B. Suchland, Jr., U.S. Navy, radioman at Byrd Station, 1967.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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