Triple Islands (Antarctica)

Triple Islands

Triple Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°46′S 141°12′E / 66.767°S 141.200°E / -66.767; 141.200Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°12′E / 66.767°S 141.200°E / -66.767; 141.200
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

The Triple Islands are three small rocky islands lying close east of the tip of Zélée Glacier Tongue and 0.7 kilometres (0.4 nmi) south-southeast of the Double Islands. They were photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and were charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

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

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