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Dustin Island is an island about 33 kilometres (18 nmi) long, lying 28 kilometres (15 nmi) southeast of Cape Annawan, Thurston Island. The feature forms the SE limit of Seraph Bay.

Dustin Island

Dustin Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
Coordinates	72°34′S 94°48′W
Length	33 km (20.5 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

It was discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd and other members of the USAS in a flight from the Bear on February 27, 1940. It was named by Byrd for Frederick G. Dustin, member of the Byrd AE and mechanic with the USAS.

Maps

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

Further reading

• Defense Mapping Agency 1992, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 379

External links

• Dustin Island on USGS website
• Dustin Island on SCAR website
• Dustin Island on marineregions.org
• Frederick G. Dustin Logbook at Dartmouth College Library

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Dustin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

На других языках

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[de] Dustin-Insel

Die Dustin-Insel ist eine 30 km lange Insel vor der Eights-Küste des westantarktischen Ellsworthlands. Sie liegt 24 km südöstlich des Kap Annawan auf der Thurston-Insel und stellt die südöstliche Begrenzung der Seraph Bay dar. Im westlichen Teil der Nordküste der Dustin-Insel befindet sich der Ehlers Knob, ein kleiner, vereister Hügel.

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- [en] Dustin Island

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[fr] Île Dustin

L'île Dustin est une île côtière située dans la mer de Bellingshausen dans l'océan Antarctique, à 25 km au sud-est de l'île Thurston. Longue d'un peu moins de 30 km, elle a une superficie de 286 km2[1].

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[it] Isola Dustin

L'isola Dustin è un'isola completamente coperta dai ghiacci situata al largo della costa di Eights, nella Terra di Ellsworth, in Antartide. L'isola, che è lunga circa 30 km e raggiunge una larghezza massima di circa 20 km e che è quasi completamente avvolta dai ghiacci della piattaforma glaciale Abbot, si trova circa 25 km a sud-est di capo Annawan, l'estremità orientale dell'isola Thurston, e costituisce il limite sud-orientale della baia Seraph.[1]

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