Edman Island

Edman Island

Edman Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°18′S 110°32′E / 66.300°S 110.533°ECoordinates: 66°18′S 110°32′E / 66.300°S 110.533°E
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Edman Island is an island near the center of O'Brien Bay, Budd Coast. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Donald H. Edman, an ionospheric scientist and a member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958.^[1]

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

1. "Edman Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Edman Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).