Esplin Islands

Esplin Islands
Esplin Islands

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°45′S 69°0′W / 67.750°S 69.000°W / -67.750; -69.000Coordinates: 67°45′S 69°0′W / 67.750°S 69.000°W / -67.750; -69.000
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Esplin Islands are a group of two small islands and off-lying rocks lying northeast of Box Reef, off the south end of Adelaide Island. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Sub. Lieutenant Christopher J. Esplin Jones, Royal Navy, a member of the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit which charted this group in 1962–63.[1]

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References

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


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