Esplin Islands

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Esplin Islands
Esplin Islands is located in Antarctica
Esplin Islands
Esplin Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°45′S 69°0′W / 67.750°S 69.000°W / -67.750; -69.000Coordinates: 67°45′S 69°0′W / 67.750°S 69.000°W / -67.750; -69.000
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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[]

  1. ^ "Esplin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

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


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