- O'Connor Island
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O'Connor Island Geography Location Antarctica Coordinates 66°25′S 110°28′E / 66.417°S 110.467°E Archipelago Windmill Islands Length 1.9 km (1.18 mi) Country Demographics Population 0 Additional information Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System O'Connor Island (66°25′S 110°28′E / 66.417°S 110.467°E) is a rocky island, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long, between Holl and Ford Islands in the south part of the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph (Jerry) J. O'Connor, who served as air crewman with the eastern task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and assisted U.S. Navy Operation Windmill parties in establishing astronomical control stations between Wilhelm II Coast and Budd Coast during the 1947-48 season.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "O'Connor Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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