Indicator Island

Indicator Island (65°15′S 64°16′W / 65.250°S 64.267°W / -65.250; -64.267Coordinates: 65°15′S 64°16′W / 65.250°S 64.267°W / -65.250; -64.267) is an island 0.16 km (0.1 mi) long, lying 0.16 km (0.1 mi) west of the northwest end of Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill. A windsock was erected on this island by the expedition to indicate wind direction for the expedition's airplane.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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