Chandler Island

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 Dr. Alan Chandler, electrical engineer with the Byrd Station winter party in 1969.[1]

Chandler Island
Chandler Island is located in Antarctica
Chandler Island
Chandler Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates77°21′S 153°10′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "Chandler Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

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