Dynamite Island

Dynamite Island
Dynamite Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°11′S 67°00′W / 68.183°S 67.000°W / -68.183; -67.000Coordinates: 68°11′S 67°00′W / 68.183°S 67.000°W / -68.183; -67.000
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Dynamite Island is a small, low, rocky island in Back Bay, lying 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) east of Stonington Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was first surveyed by the United States Antarctic Service, 1939–41, who referred to it as "Petrel Island", a name not approved because it duplicates an existing name in the Antarctic. The name Dynamite Island was proposed by Finn Ronne, leader of Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48; in 1947 it was necessary to dynamite a passage for the Port of Beaumont, Texas through the ice to the east of this island.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dynamite Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

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