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Wyatt Earp Islands

Coordinates: 68°22′S 78°32′E / 68.367°S 78.533°E / -68.367; 78.533
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Wyatt Earp Islands
Wyatt Earp Islands is located in Antarctica
Wyatt Earp Islands
Wyatt Earp Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°22′S 78°32′E / 68.367°S 78.533°E / -68.367; 78.533
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Wyatt Earp Islands are a small group of islands and rocks off the northern extremity of the Vestfold Hills, about 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) north of Walkabout Rocks. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and named "Norsteholmen" by Norwegian cartographers. In January 1939 a landing was made at nearby Walkabout Rocks from the Wyatt Earp, after which the islands were renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA).

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