Daniel Island (Antarctica)
Daniel Island | ||
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Waters | Vincennes Bay | |
Archipelago | Windmill Islands | |
Geographical location | 66 ° 14 ′ S , 110 ° 36 ′ E | |
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Map of the northern Windmill Islands with Daniel Island in the Swain Group (above center) |
Daniel Island is a small rock island in the Windmill Islands archipelago off the Budd coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is located south of Honkala Island and marks the southern end of the Swain Islands .
The island was roughly mapped using aerial photographs from the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947). In 1957 a measurement was carried out by a team from the Wilkes station , which also included the American polar explorer Carl R. Eklund (1909–1962). Eklund named the island after David Daniel (* 1934) of the United States Navy , cook of the support unit for the winter team at Wilkes Station during the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958).
Web links
- Daniel Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Daniel Island on geographic.org (English)