Martin_Island_(Antarctica)

Martin Island (Antarctica)

Martin Island (Antarctica)

Island in Antarctica

For the islands in Grandidier Channel, see Martin Islands (Antarctica).

Martin Island is a small island in the northern part of Edward VIII Bay, Antarctica, just off the south shore of Edward VIII Plateau. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called "Utvikgalten" (the outer bay boar). The island was remapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE), and was renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia in 1958 for A.R. Martin, officer in charge of the ANARE party at Macquarie Island in 1948.[1]

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    "Martin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-08-20.

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