Fuller Island

Fuller Island
Fuller Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°12′S 101°0′E / 66.200°S 101.000°E / -66.200; 101.000Coordinates: 66°12′S 101°0′E / 66.200°S 101.000°E / -66.200; 101.000
Length 7 km (4.3 mi)
Width 3 km (1.9 mi)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Fuller Island is an island in the Highjump Archipelago, 7 kilometres (4 nmi) long and 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) wide, lying 4 kilometres (2 nmi) south of Thomas Island on the south side of Cacapon Inlet. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for H.F. Fuller, an air crewman on the Operation Highjump seaplane commanded by D.E. Bunger which landed in this area in February 1947.[1]

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References

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


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