Landrum Island
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  Landrum Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 69°14′S 68°20′W / 69.233°S 68.333°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Landrum Island is the southernmost of the three Bugge Islands in the south part of Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast, Antarctica. The island was called "Isla Latorre" by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947,[1] and was later named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for biologist Betty J. Landrum of the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center, 1965–89, serving as Director, 1973–78.[2]
References
- ^ (Chile. DNH chart LIII, 1947)
- ^ "Landrum Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Landrum Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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