Filla Island
  Filla Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°49′S 77°50′E / 68.817°S 77.833°E |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Administration | |
None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Filla Island is a rocky island over 6 kilometres (3 nmi) long, located in the northern part of the Rauer Islands and being the largest island in the group. It was charted by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37). They gave the name Filla (the tatters) to a larger island here, presumably for the ragged outline of the feature as shown on the Norwegian chart. In 1952, John Roscoe made a study of this area as revealed in aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). He found that what the Norwegians had named Filla was in fact a cluster of small islands. He applied the name Filla Island to the largest of these as described.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Filla Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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