Crohn Island

Crohn Island

Crohn Island (67°7′S 50°52′E / 67.117°S 50.867°E / -67.117; 50.867) is an island 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of Beaver Island at the head of Amundsen Bay in Enderby Land. Sighted in 1956 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) airborne field party led by P.W. Crohn, geologist at Mawson Station in 1955 and 1956, for whom it is named.

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