Jocelyn Islands

Jocelyn Islands
Jocelyn Islands
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°35′S 62°42′E / 67.583°S 62.7°E / -67.583; 62.7
Country
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Jocelyn Islands are a group of islands lying between the Flat Islands and the Rouse Islands in the eastern part of Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. The islands were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Meholmane (the middle islands). They were renamed in 1960 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for Jocelyn Terry, who for a number of years broadcast news and messages to Antarctica from Radio Australia.[1]

Coordinates: 67°35′S 62°42′E / 67.583°S 62.7°E / -67.583; 62.7

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jocelyn Islands

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