Edman Island

Edman Island
Edman Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°18′S 110°32′E / 66.300°S 110.533°E / -66.300; 110.533Coordinates: 66°18′S 110°32′E / 66.300°S 110.533°E / -66.300; 110.533
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Edman Island is an island near the center of O'Brien Bay, Budd Coast. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Donald H. Edman, an ionospheric scientist and a member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958.[1]

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References

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


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