Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Pranke Island (USA) | 73° 14' 00.0" S | 124° 55' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 130328
Place ID: 11556
A small ice-covered island lying close to Siple Island in the W extremity of Russell Bay, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for James B. Pranke, aurora researcher at Byrd Station in 1965. |
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