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Harrop Island

Coordinates: 67°16′S 46°52′E / 67.267°S 46.867°E / -67.267; 46.867
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Harrop Island
Harrop Island is located in Antarctica
Harrop Island
Harrop Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°16′S 46°52′E / 67.267°S 46.867°E / -67.267; 46.867
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Harrop Island is a small island lying close to the coast and 6 kilometres (3 nmi) northwest of Felton Head, Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for J.R. Harrop, a weather observer at Wilkes Station in 1960.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Harrop Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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