Zykov Island

Zykov Island (66°32′S 93°1′E / 66.533°S 93.017°E / -66.533; 93.017Coordinates: 66°32′S 93°1′E / 66.533°S 93.017°E / -66.533; 93.017) is a small island lying between Fulmar Island and Buromskiy Island in the Haswell Islands. Discovered and first mapped by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911-14. Remapped by the Soviet expedition of 1956, it was named for Ye. Zykov, a student navigator who lost his life in the Antarctic in 1957.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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

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