Wyche Island
Wyche Island | ||
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Waters | Vincennes Bay | |
Archipelago | Swain Islands ( Windmill Islands ) | |
Geographical location | 66 ° 14 ′ S , 110 ° 35 ′ E | |
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Map of the northern Windmill Islands with Wyche Island in the Swain Group (above center) |
Wyche Island is a small island in the Windmill Islands archipelago off the Budd coast of Wilkesland, East Antarctica . In the group of Swain Islands it is south of the western end of the island Burnett Iceland .
Aerial photos of the island were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947) and in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and during a Soviet Antarctic expedition. In 1957, scientists at Wilkes Station under the direction of the US polar explorer Carl R. Eklund (1909–1962) carried out a survey. Eklund named her after Paul A. Wyche of the United States Navy , a member of the crew at Wilkes Station that same year.
Web links
- Wyche Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Wyche Island on geographic.org (English)