Groves Island

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Groves Island
Groves Island is located in Antarctica
Groves Island
Groves Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationMarie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Coordinates75°30′S 143°5′W / 75.500°S 143.083°W / -75.500; -143.083Coordinates: 75°30′S 143°5′W / 75.500°S 143.083°W / -75.500; -143.083
Length9 km (5.6 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Groves Island is an ice-covered island 9 kilometres (5 nmi) long, lying close off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between Siemiatkowski Glacier and Land Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , a meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1964.[1]

See also[]

  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

  1. ^ "Groves Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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


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