Kizer Island
  Kizer Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 77°16′S 150°48′W / 77.267°S 150.800°WCoordinates: 77°16′S 150°48′W / 77.267°S 150.800°W |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Kizer Island is an ice-covered island about 30 kilometres (15 nmi) long, lying 20 kilometres (10 nmi) southwest of Cronenwett Island at the west end of the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and from U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and was named for Lieutenant T.L. Kizer, U.S. Navy, a helicopter pilot on the USS Glacier (AGB-4) who sighted the island from the air on January 26, 1962.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kizer Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 395. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
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