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    Grinnell Island

    66°11′S 110°24′E

    5 nmi) long, lying south of Chappel Island in the Donovan Islands of Antarctica. S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Lieutenant Sheldon W. S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, a medical officer at Wilkes Station, 1957.

    66°11′S 110°24′E

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    Grinnell Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying south of Chappel Island in the Donovan Islands of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Lieutenant Sheldon W. Grinnell of the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, a medical officer at Wilkes Station, 1957.

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