According to the Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Oom Island is "a small island 0.93 kilometres (0.5 nmi) northeast of Campbell Head, off the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Uksoy. Renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Lieutenant K. E. Oom, RAN, a member of the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929–31."[1]
  Oom Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°24′S 60°39′E / 67.400°S 60.650°E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Oom Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
References
edit- ^ "Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
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