Davidson Island

Davidson Island: Davidson Island (66°26′S 66°37′W / 66.433°S 66.617°W / -66.433; -66.617) is a small, dome-shaped ice-covered island between Wollan Island and Shull Rocks in Crystal Sound. Mapped from air photos obtained by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947–48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1958–59) and from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1958–59). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for William L. Davidson, American physicist who used neutron diffraction to determine the position of the hydrogen atoms in ice.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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