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    Wyatt Earp Islands

    5 nmi) north of Walkabout Rocks. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and named "Norsteholmen" by Norwegian cartographers.

    Overview

    Wyatt Earp Islands are a small group of islands and rocks off the northern extremity of the Vestfold Hills, about 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) north of Walkabout Rocks. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and named "Norsteholmen" by Norwegian cartographers. In January 1939 a landing was made at nearby Walkabout Rocks from the Wyatt Earp, after which the islands were renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA).

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets11
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    1
    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      44 m

    Islets

    11
    • Unnamed island30 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Unnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia