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    Cameron Island, Antarctica

    Cameron Island

    66°13′S 110°36′E

    Cameron Island is a small island just north of Hailstorm Island, in the Swain Islands, Antarctica. S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1956), and the Soviet expedition (1956). R. Eklund, who named it for Richard L.

    66°13′S 110°36′E

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    Cameron Island is a small island just north of Hailstorm Island, in the Swain Islands, Antarctica. This region was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (1956), and the Soviet expedition (1956). The island was included in a 1957 ground survey by C.R. Eklund, who named it for Richard L. Cameron, chief glaciologist at Wilkes Station, 1957.

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    Also in Swain Islands

    Also in Windmill Islands

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