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Surgeon Island

Coordinates: 70°39′29″S 166°59′46″E / 70.658°S 166.996°E / -70.658; 166.996
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Surgeon Island is the largest of the Lyall Islands, lying 4 miles east-southeast of Cape Hooker off the northern coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica.[1] It was mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63. Its name, given by the US-ACAN, conforms to the names of the other islands in the group, which, along with Cape Hooker, were named after surgeons who worked in Antarctica.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Kleinschmidt, G., Matzer, S., Henjes-Kunst, F. and Fenn, G., 1992. 17. New Field Data from Surgeon Island, North Victoria, Antarctica. Polarforschung, 60(2), pp.133-134.
  2. ^ "Surgeon Island, Antarctica". geographic.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Peter; Pearn, John (November 2012). "Medical memorials in Antarctica: a gazetteer of medical place-names". Journal of Medical Biography. 20 (4): 173–181. doi:10.1258/jmb.2012.012060. ISSN 0967-7720. PMID 23143322. S2CID 24598967.

70°39′29″S 166°59′46″E / 70.658°S 166.996°E / -70.658; 166.996