Oom Island

Oom Island

Oom Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°24′S 60°39′E / 67.400°S 60.650°E / -67.400; 60.650Coordinates: 67°24′S 60°39′E / 67.400°S 60.650°E / -67.400; 60.650
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Oom Island is a small island 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) northeast of Campbell Head, off the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Uksoy. Renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Lieutenant K.E. Oom, RAN, a member of the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-31.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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