DeAtley Island
From Wikishire
| DeAtley Island | |
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| Location: | 73°14’42"S, 73°50’35"W |
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| Population: | Uninhabited |
DeAtley Island is a large ice-covered island lying then nautical miles east of Spaatz Island at the south side of Ronne Entrance, off the English Coast of southernmost Palmer Land. It is one of the most westerly of the islands of the British Antarctic Territory.
The island was sighted and roughly mapped from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1947–48, and was later named by Finn Ronne for Colonel Ellsworth DeAtley of the United States Army, and his wife Thelma DeAtley, who contributed clothing and food in support of the expedition.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: DeAtley Island
