Ommundsen Island
  Ommundsen Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°20′S 110°22′E / 66.333°S 110.367°ECoordinates: 66°20′S 110°22′E / 66.333°S 110.367°E |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Ommundsen Island is an island just west of Midgley Island in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Audon Ommundsen, transport specialist at Wilkes Station in 1958.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Ommundsen Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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