Case Island
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| Case Island | |
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| Location: | 73°14’57"S, 77°57’35"W |
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| Population: | Uninhabited |
Case Island is the easternmost named island of the British Antarctic Territory after its neighbour, Smyley Island. It is a roughly circular ice-covered island, 12 nautical miles in diameter, lying off the coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.
The island lies in Carroll Inlet between the mainland and Smyley Island.
The island was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961–66. The name was suggested by Finn Ronne for Senator Francis H. Case, who assisted in obtaining Government support to provide a ship for the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1947–48.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Case Island