Warrington Island

Warrington Island (66°20′S 110°28′E / 66.333°S 110.467°E / -66.333; 110.467Coordinates: 66°20′S 110°28′E / 66.333°S 110.467°E / -66.333; 110.467) is a rocky island, 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) long, lying immediately south of Pidgeon Island in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for W.H. Warrington, photographer's mate on U.S. Navy Operation Highjump flights in this and other coastal areas between 14 and 164 East longitude.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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

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