Birkenhauer Island
![]() ![]() Birkenhauer Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°29′S 110°37′E / 66.483°S 110.617°ECoordinates: 66°29′S 110°37′E / 66.483°S 110.617°E |
Archipelago | Windmill Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Birkenhauer Island is a mainly ice-free Antarctic island lying south of Boffa Island in the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. Named by the US-ACAN for Reverend Henry F. Birkenhauer, S. J., seismologist and member of the of 1958.
See also[]
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Birkenhauer Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Windmill Islands
- Wilkes Land geography stubs