Chërnyy Island

Chërnyy Island is a small island lying 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) south of the eastern tip of Thomas Island in the Highjump Archipelago. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). It was rephotographed by the Soviet expedition (1956) and named Ostrov Chërnyy (black island).^[1]

Chërnyy Island

Chërnyy Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°8′S 101°4′E
Archipelago	Highjump Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

1. "Chërnyy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-08.

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