Oldroyd Island
  Oldroyd Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°32′S 77°54′E / 68.533°S 77.900°ECoordinates: 68°32′S 77°54′E / 68.533°S 77.900°E |
| Administration | |
|
None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Oldroyd Island is a small island 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) northwest of Magnetic Island, lying off the Vestfold Hills in the east part of Prydz Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1957–58) and named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for K.C. Oldroyd, weather observer at Davis Station in 1960.
See also
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Oldroyd Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.