Backer Islands
The Backer Islands are a chain of small islands at the south side of Cranton Bay. The islands trend northwest for 22 kilometres (12 nmi) from the ice shelf which forms the southern limit of the bay. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Walter K. Backer, a U.S. Navy chief construction mechanic at Byrd Station, 1967.[1]
  Backer Islands Location in Antarctica | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 74°25′S 102°40′W |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
References
- "Backer Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
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