Aviation Islands

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aviation Islands (69°16′S, 158°47′E) is a group of small rocky islands lying 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Cape Kinsey and the Wilson Hills. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named "Ostrova Polyarnoy Aviatsii" ("Polar Aviation Islands"). The feature is the site of an Adelie penguin rookery.

[edit] See also

This article incorporates text from Aviation Islands, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.