DeAtley Island

DeAtley Island

DeAtley Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	73°18′S 73°54′W / 73.300°S 73.900°W / -73.300; -73.900Coordinates: 73°18′S 73°54′W / 73.300°S 73.900°W / -73.300; -73.900
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

DeAtley Island is a large ice-covered island lying 19 kilometres (10 nmi) east of Spaatz Island at the south side of Ronne Entrance. The island was sighted and roughly mapped from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, and was later named by Finn Ronne for Colonel , United States Army, and his wife , who contributed clothing and food in support of RARE.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

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

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