Cronenwett Island

Cronenwett Island

Cronenwett Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	77°0′S 150°0′W / 77.000°S 150.000°W / -77.000; -150.000Coordinates: 77°0′S 150°0′W / 77.000°S 150.000°W / -77.000; -150.000
Archipelago	Marshall Archipelago
Length	40 km (25 mi)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Cronenwett Island is a high, ice-covered island about 40 kilometres (20 nmi) long. It lies between Vollmer Island and Steventon Island in the Marshall Archipelago, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The feature was first observed and roughly delineated from aerial photographs taken by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander W.R. Cronenwett, U.S. Navy, Photographic Officer for Deep Freeze II, 1956–57, and Public Information Officer for Task Group 43.1 during Deep Freeze 1962.

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