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Grinnell Island is an island 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, lying south of Chappel Island in the Donovan Islands of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for Lieutenant Sheldon W. Grinnell of the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps, a medical officer at Wilkes Station, 1957.[1]

Grinnell Island

Grinnell Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°11′S 110°24′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

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

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Grinnell Island ist eine 800 m lange Insel vor der Budd-Küste des ostantarktischen Wilkeslands. In der Gruppe der Donovan-Inseln liegt sie südlich von Chappel Island.

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