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West Budd Island
West Budd Island is located in AntarcticaWest Budd IslandWest Budd IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°35′S 62°50′E / 67.583°S 62.833°E / -67.583; 62.833 (West Budd Island)
ArchipelagoFlat Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

West Budd Island is the western of two larger islands at the north end of the Flat Islands, Holme Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. They named the northern islands Flatøynalane (the flat island needles). This western island was named by ANCA for Dr. G.M. Budd, medical officer at nearby Mawson Station in 1959.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Budd Island


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