Oliver Island in the Antarctic is the largest of the Mica Islands, lying outside the entrance to West Bay and 11 kilometres (6 nmi) northeast of Cape Jeremy in south Marguerite Bay. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 for David L. Oliver, CS1, U.S. Navy, cook, Palmer Station, winter party 1972.
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 69°19′S 68°37′W / 69.317°S 68.617°W |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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editThis article incorporates public domain material from "Oliver Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.