Pebbly Mudstone Island
![]() ![]() Pebbly Mudstone Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°18′S 57°51′W / 63.300°S 57.850°WCoordinates: 63°18′S 57°51′W / 63.300°S 57.850°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Pebbly Mudstone Island is a small island in the southeast part of Duroch Islands. It lies 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) southwest of Halpern Point, Trinity Peninsula. Named by , leader of the University of Wisconsin (USARP) party during geological mapping of this area, 1961–62. The principal outcrop of pebbly mudstone was found on this island and provides valuable data to the geologic history of the region.
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Pebbly Mudstone Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of the Duroch Islands
- Trinity Peninsula geography stubs