Bandy Island
Bandy Island is located in Antarctica
Bandy Island
Bandy Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates75°4′S 137°49′W / 75.067°S 137.817°W / -75.067; -137.817
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bandy Island (75°4′S 137°49′W / 75.067°S 137.817°W / -75.067; -137.817) is a small ice-covered island lying in Hull Bay, 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) west of Lynch Point in coastal Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1962–67, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Orville L. Bandy (1917–73), professor of geology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a participant since 1961 in several United States Antarctic Research Program projects. In 1964 and 1966, respectively, he was chief scientist on cruises 7 and 17 of RV Anton Bruun, and took part in several cruises of USNS Eltanin.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Bandy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 May 2011.

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