Derby Island

Derby Island: Derby Island (66°38′S 140°5′E / 66.633°S 140.083°E / -66.633; 140.083) is a small rocky island close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southwest of Pasteur Island at the south end of the Dumoulin Islands. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and so named because French field parties competed against each other for the honor of being first to reach the island area.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Derby Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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