Vollmer Island

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Vollmer Island
Vollmer Island is located in Antarctica
Vollmer Island
Vollmer Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates76°44′S 150°30′W / 76.733°S 150.500°W / -76.733; -150.500Coordinates: 76°44′S 150°30′W / 76.733°S 150.500°W / -76.733; -150.500
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Vollmer Island is an ice-covered island 20 kilometres (11 nmi) long, lying along the edge of Sulzberger Ice Shelf, 13 kilometres (7 nmi) northwest of Cronenwett Island. It appears that this feature was first observed and roughly mapped from aerial photographs taken by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant , U.S. Navy, engineering officer aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961–62.

See also[]

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Vollmer Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information SystemEdit this at Wikidata


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