Stroiteley Islands

Stroiteley Islands
Island group
Stroiteley Islands
Coordinates: 66°33′S 92°58′E / 66.550°S 92.967°E / -66.550; 92.967Coordinates: 66°33′S 92°58′E / 66.550°S 92.967°E / -66.550; 92.967
Country Antarctica

Stroiteley Islands is a chain of about four small islands in the southern part of the Haswell Islands. They are aligned north-south and lie close to the mainland, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Mabus Point.

History

Plotted by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and shown on their chart as Ostrova Stroiteley (builders' islands).

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References

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


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