Turner Island (Antarctica)

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Turner Island

Turner Island (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is an island lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northwest of Bluff Island and 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west of Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, in Prydz Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1957–58) and named for P.B. Turner, radio officer at Davis Station in 1958.

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


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