Kellas Islands

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Kellas Islands
Kellas Islands is located in Antarctica
Kellas Islands
Kellas Islands
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°33′S 62°46′E / 67.550°S 62.767°E / -67.550; 62.767Coordinates: 67°33′S 62°46′E / 67.550°S 62.767°E / -67.550; 62.767
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kellas Islands are two small islands 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) south of the Parallactic Islands in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. They were plotted from photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1958 and 1959, and were named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for , a weather observer at Mawson Station in 1960.[1]

See also[]

  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

  1. ^ "Kellas Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

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


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