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Island in Antarctica
Grinnell Island
Grinnell Island is located in AntarcticaGrinnell IslandGrinnell IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°11′S 110°24′E / 66.183°S 110.400°E / -66.183; 110.400
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Grinnell Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying south of Chappel Island in the Donovan Islands of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Lieutenant Sheldon W. Grinnell of the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, a medical officer at Wilkes Station, 1957.

See also

References

  1. "Grinnell Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-08.

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


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