Chandler Island

Chandler Island
Chandler Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 77°21′S 153°10′W / 77.350°S 153.167°W / -77.350; -153.167Coordinates: 77°21′S 153°10′W / 77.350°S 153.167°W / -77.350; -153.167
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Chandler Island is an island 7 kilometres (4 nmi) long which is the southernmost of the ice-covered White Islands, located at the head of Sulzberger Bay. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Alan Chandler, electrical engineer with the Byrd Station winter party in 1969.[1]

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Chandler Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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