Ford Island (Windmill Islands)
  Ford Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°24′S 110°31′E / 66.400°S 110.517°ECoordinates: 66°24′S 110°31′E / 66.400°S 110.517°E |
| Archipelago | Windmill Islands |
| Length | 2.4 km (1.49 mi) |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Ford Island is a rocky Antarctic island, 2.4 km (1.3 nmi) long, between O'Connor and Cloyd Islands in the southern part of 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 Homer D. Ford, photographic officer with the eastern task group of Operation Highjump and assistant photographic officer with the Operation Windmill parties which obtained air and ground photos of this area in January 1948.
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 "Ford Island (Windmill Islands)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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