Single Island
Single Island is located in Antarctica
Single Island
Single Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°48′S 68°36′E / 69.800°S 68.600°E / -69.800; 68.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Single Island is a high ice-covered island on the west side of the Amery Ice Shelf about 26 kilometres (14 nmi) south of Landon Promontory. First plotted by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) from air photos taken in 1956, but incorrectly shown as a promontory. Later mapped by ANARE as an island. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for M. Single, senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station in 1962, a member of the ANARE field party which visited the area in December 1962.[1]

Dodson Rocks

The Dodson Rocks (69°55′S 68°25′E / 69.917°S 68.417°E / -69.917; 68.417) are two small, dark rock exposures on the south side of Single Island, on the west side of the Amery Ice Shelf. They were discovered from an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) aircraft in 1969, photographed from an ANARE aircraft in 1971, and named for R. Dodson, senior geologist with the ANARE Prince Charles Mountains survey in 1971.[2][3]

Tingey Rocks

Tingey Rocks are two small rock features located southwest of Single Island, also discovered by ANARE. Named by ANCA for R.J. Tingey, geologist with the party.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Single Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  2. ↑ "Dodson Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Dodson Rocks, Antarctica - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates".
  4. ↑ "Tingey Rocks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-06-30.

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