Esplin Islands
![]() ![]() Esplin Islands Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°45′S 69°0′W / 67.750°S 69.000°WCoordinates: 67°45′S 69°0′W / 67.750°S 69.000°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The Esplin Islands are a group of two small islands and off-lying rocks lying northeast of Box Reef, off the south end of Adelaide Island. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Sub. Lieutenant , Royal Navy, a member of the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit which charted this group in 1962–63.[1]
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References[]
- ^ "Esplin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Esplin Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of Adelaide Island
- Adelaide Island geography stubs