DeAtley Island

DeAtley Island (73°18′S 73°54′W / 73.300°S 73.900°W / -73.300; -73.900Coordinates: 73°18′S 73°54′W / 73.300°S 73.900°W / -73.300; -73.900) is a large ice-covered island lying 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Spaatz Island at the south side of Ronne Entrance. The island was sighted and roughly mapped from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, and was later named by Finn Ronne for Colonel Ellsworth DeAtley, United States Army, and his wife Thelma DeAtley, who contributed clothing and food in support of RARE.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "DeAtley Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).