Beaumont Skerries

Beaumont Skerries
Beaumont Skerries

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°46′S 64°19′W / 64.767°S 64.317°W / -64.767; -64.317Coordinates: 64°46′S 64°19′W / 64.767°S 64.317°W / -64.767; -64.317
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Beaumont Skerries are two small islands and several rocks 2 kilometres (1 nmi) east of the Joubin Islands, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Malcolm J. Beaumont, an Electronics Technician in RV Hero on her first Antarctic voyage, reaching nearby Palmer Station on Christmas Eve, 1968.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Beaumont Skerries". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-25.

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