Donovan Islands
| Donovan Islands | ||
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| Waters | Vincennes Bay | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 11 ′ S , 110 ° 24 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 8th | |
| Main island | Chappel Island | |
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The Donovan Islands ( English Donovan Islands ) are a chain of eight small islands off the Budd coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . They are located around 8 km northwest of the Clark Peninsula in the eastern part of Vincennes Bay .
Aerial photographs of the US American Operation Highjump (1946–1947) were used for initial mapping. Further aerial photographs were taken in January 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the islands on September 4, 1956 after Jeremiah Donovan, an official in the Australian Antarctic Division and head of a number of escort expeditions to Heard Island and Macquarie Island .
Web links
- Donovan Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Donovan Islands on geographic.org (English)
- Map (PDF) of the Windmill Islands and the surrounding area (March 2009) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)