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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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Przybyszewski Island (USA) | 76° 58' 00.0" S | 148° 45' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 130409
Place ID: 11684
An ice-covered island 12 mi long in the Marshall Archipelago. It lies 3 mi east of Cronenwett Island in the western part of Sulzberger Ice Shelf. The island was charted from aircraft of the USS Glacier under Capt. Edwin A. McDonald, USN, in 1962. Named by him for Lt. (j.g.) V.A. Przybyszewski, USNR, helicopter pilot on the Glacier who sighted the island from the air on Jan. 26, 1962. The name has been misspelled "Prezbecheski Island" on certain maps and charts. |
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