Crohn Island
  Crohn Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°7′S 50°52′E / 67.117°S 50.867°ECoordinates: 67°7′S 50°52′E / 67.117°S 50.867°E |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Crohn Island is an island 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) east of Beaver Island at the head of Amundsen Bay in Enderby Land. It was sighted in 1956 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions airborne field party led by Peter W. Crohn, a geologist at Mawson Station in 1955 and 1956, for whom it is named.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Crohn Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
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