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Phelps Island, Antarctica

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Phelps Island is a small island lying close west of the north end of Shirley Island, in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert F. Phelps, air crewman with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill which established astronomical control stations in the area in January 1948.

LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°17′S 110°30′E
PopulationUninhabited
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Phelps Island
Phelps Island, Antarctica is located in Antarctica
Phelps Island, Antarctica
Location within Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°17′S 110°30′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Phelps Island, Antarctica". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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