Phelps Island, Antarctica

Phelps Island

Phelps Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°17′S 110°30′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Phelps Island is a small island lying close west of the north end of Shirley Island, in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert F. Phelps, air crewman with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill which established astronomical control stations in the area in January 1948.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Phelps Island, Antarctica". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.