  Swain Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 66°13′S 110°37′E / 66.217°S 110.617°E |
| Archipelago | Windmill Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Swain Islands are a group of small islands and rocks about 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) in extent, lying 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) north of Clark Peninsula at the northeast end of the Windmill Islands. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in February 1947. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for K. C. Swain who served as air crewman with the central task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and also with USN. Operation Windmill which obtained aerial and ground photographic coverage of the Windmill Islands in January 1948.
Islands
- Berkley Island
- Bradford Rock
- Burnett Island
- Cameron Island
- Daniel Island
- Hailstorm Island
- Honkala Island
- Wonsey Rock
- Wyche Island
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
- Swains Island[1]
References
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from "Swain Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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