Cohen Islands

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Cohen Islands
Cohen Islands is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Cohen Islands
Cohen Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°18′S 57°52′W / 63.300°S 57.867°W / -63.300; -57.867Coordinates: 63°18′S 57°52′W / 63.300°S 57.867°W / -63.300; -57.867
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Cohen Islands are a cluster of small islands between Ponce Island and Pebbly Mudstone Island in the southeast part of the Duroch Islands. The group lies 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) west-southwest of Halpern Point, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , field assistant with the University of Wisconsin (USARP) party during geological mapping of this area, 1961–62.[1]

See also[]

  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

  1. ^ "Cohen Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-17.

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


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