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Island group in Palmer Land, Antarctica

Glinka Islands
Glinka Islands is located in AntarcticaGlinka IslandsGlinka IslandsLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°23′S 72°17′W / 69.383°S 72.283°W / -69.383; -72.283
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Glinka Islands are a small group of rocky islands in Lazarev Bay, Antarctica, immediately east of Rothschild Island. They were first photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service, 1939–41, and were mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, the Russian composer.

See also

References

  1. "Glinka Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Glinka Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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