Coordinates: 67°41′S 45°20′E / 67.683°S 45.333°E / -67.683; 45.333

Boree Islands

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Boree Islands
Boree Islands is located in Antarctica
Boree Islands
Boree Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°41′S 45°20′E / 67.683°S 45.333°E / -67.683; 45.333
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Boree Islands (67°41′S 45°20′E / 67.683°S 45.333°E / -67.683; 45.333) are two small islands 4 kilometres (2 nmi) west of Point Widdows, Enderby Land. They were plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after "boree", a vernacular name for some species of acacia found in Australia.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boree Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-08-02.

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