Griffith Island

For other uses, see Griffith Island (disambiguation).

Griffith Island is a small Antarctic island at the south entrance to Robertson Channel in the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. It was named by the US-ACAN for Chief Fire Patrolman Russell B. Griffith, USN, a member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958.

Griffith Island

Griffith Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°20′S 110°29′E
Archipelago	Windmill Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

External links

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