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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| Grinder Island (USA) | 77° 34' 00.0" S | 149° 20' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 125970
Place ID: 5708
One of the ice-covered islands in Marshall Archipelago, located within Sulzberger Ice Shelf, coastal Marie Byrd Land. The island is 7 mi long and 1 mi wide and lies 13 mi SW of Steventon Island. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Harry W. Grinder, aviation structural mechanic, USN, of McMurdo Station, 1967. |
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