Steele Island
| Steele Island | ||
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| Waters | Larsen Ice Shelf | |
| Geographical location | 70 ° 59 ′ S , 60 ° 43 ′ W | |
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The Steele Island is an east-west extension 20 km long, 15 km wide and snow-covered island with steep, rugged coastal slopes off the Black coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located about 20 km southeast of Cape Sharbonneau in the Larsen Ice Shelf .
It was discovered in 1940 by members of the East Base on the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941). It is named after Clarence E. Steele (1912–1974), tractor operator on the East Base .
Web links
- Steele Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Steele Island on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clarence E. Steele on the United States Antarctic Service Memorial Homepage (accessed December 27, 2015).