Wisconsin Islands
![]() ![]() Wisconsin Islands Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°17′S 57°51′W / 63.283°S 57.850°WCoordinates: 63°17′S 57°51′W / 63.283°S 57.850°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Wisconsin Islands is a group of a dozen or more small rocky islands which lie 2 kilometres (1 nmi) northeast of Largo Island in the northeast part of the Duroch Islands. Named after the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. The name was applied by , leader of the University of Wisconsin field party which geologically mapped these islands, 1961–62.
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
Notes[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Wisconsin Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of the Duroch Islands
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Trinity Peninsula geography stubs