Orr Island
  Orr Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 77°38′S 149°36′W / 77.633°S 149.600°WCoordinates: 77°38′S 149°36′W / 77.633°S 149.600°W |
| Archipelago | Marshall Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Orr Island is an ice-covered island 9.3 kilometres (5 nmi) long, lying 5.6 kilometres (3 nmi) southwest of Grinder Island in Marshall Archipelago, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander , Supply Officer and Officer-in-Charge of the of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
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