Orr Island

Orr Island

Orr Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	77°38′S 149°36′W
Archipelago	Marshall Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Orr Island is an ice-covered island 9.3 kilometres (5 nmi) long, lying 5.6 kilometres (3 nmi) southwest of Grinder Island in Marshall Archipelago, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Thomas E. Orr, Supply Officer and Officer-in-Charge of the Para Rescue Team of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1968.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Orr Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.