Derby Island

Derby Island
Derby Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°38′S 140°5′E / 66.633°S 140.083°E / -66.633; 140.083Coordinates: 66°38′S 140°5′E / 66.633°S 140.083°E / -66.633; 140.083
Archipelago Dumoulin Islands
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Derby Island is a small rocky island close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, lying 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) southwest of Pasteur Island at the southern end of the Dumoulin Islands. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and so named because French field parties competed against each other for the honor of being first to reach the island area.[1]

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References

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


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