Name details

Wyatt Earp Islands

Wyatt Earp Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Wyatt Earp Islands  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 133887

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A small group of islands and rocks off the northern extremity of the Vestfold Hills, about 0.5 mi N of Walkabout Rocks. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named "Norsteholmen" by Norwegian cartographers. In January 1939 a landing was made at nearby Walkabout Rocks from the Wyatt Earp, after which the islands were renamed by ANCA.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 22' 00.0" S
-68.36667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
78° 32' 00.0" E
78.53333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Belinda Reynolds 2009
Catalogue id
IA22043
Caption
Wyatt Earp Islands, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1600 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Reynolds, Belinda

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1965

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