Lilienthal Island
Lilienthal Island is one of the Donovan Islands, lying just north of Glasgal Island in Vincennes Bay, Antarctica. The island was mapped from air photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Billie R. Lilienthal, U.S. Navy, aerographer at Wilkes Station, 1957.[1]
Lilienthal Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°12′S 110°23′E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
References
- "Lilienthal Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
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