Nye Islands

Nye Islands: Nye Islands (66°10′S 110°25′E / 66.167°S 110.417°E / -66.167; 110.417) is a two small islands lying between Midgley Island and Pidgeon Island, in the Windmill Islands. The two islands where photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47) and U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947–48), and though rather clearly shown in the photography were not shown on the resulting charts. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Harvey M. Nye, meteorological electronics technician at Wilkes Station in 1959.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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