Denison Island
  Denison Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vincennes Bay, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°18′S 110°27′E / 66.300°S 110.450°ECoordinates: 66°18′S 110°27′E / 66.300°S 110.450°E |
| Archipelago | Windmill Islands |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Denison Island is an Antarctic island lying 0.5 kilometres (0.25 nmi) west of Beall Island in the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. It was named by the US-ACAN for Dean R. Denison, auroral scientist and member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Denison Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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