Triple Islands (Antarctica)

Triple Islands
Triple Islands

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°46′S 141°12′E / 66.767°S 141.200°E / -66.767; 141.200Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°12′E / 66.767°S 141.200°E / -66.767; 141.200
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Triple Islands are three small rocky islands lying close east of the tip of Zélée Glacier Tongue and 0.7 kilometres (0.4 nmi) south-southeast of the Double Islands. They were photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and were charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51.[1]

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References

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


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