Gibbney Island

Gibbney Island
Gibbney Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°33′S 62°20′E / 67.550°S 62.333°E / -67.550; 62.333Coordinates: 67°33′S 62°20′E / 67.550°S 62.333°E / -67.550; 62.333
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Gibbney Island is a small island on the west side of Holme Bay, off Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Bryggeholmen" (the wharf island). It was renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for L.F. Gibbney, officer in charge at Heard Island station in 1952.[1]

See also

References

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


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