Jaynes Islands

Jaynes Islands

Jaynes Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	73°59′S 104°15′W / 73.983°S 104.250°WCoordinates: 73°59′S 104°15′W / 73.983°S 104.250°W
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Jaynes Islands are a cluster of small islands located 37 kilometres (20 nmi) west of the southwest end of Canisteo Peninsula, in the Amundsen Sea off Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James T. Jaynes, U.S. Navy, an equipment operator at Byrd Station in 1966.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

1. "Jaynes Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-18.

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