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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| Lyddan Island (USA) | 74° 25' 00.0" S | 20° 45' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 128245
Place ID: 8750
An ice-covered island at the SW extremity of Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf, about 20 mi off Princess Martha Coast. The island is about 45 mi long and has three narrow arms in the form of a trefoil. It was discovered and plotted by W.R. MacDonald on Nov. 5, 1967, in the course of a USN Squadron VXE-6 reconnaissance flight over the coast in LC-130 aircraft. Named by US-ACAN for Robert H. Lyddan, Chief Topographic Engineer of the USGS, who has been active in the planning and supervision of Antarctic mapping operations since the 1950s. |
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