Vollmer Island

Vollmer Island

Vollmer Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	76°44′S 150°30′W / 76.733°S 150.500°W / -76.733; -150.500Coordinates: 76°44′S 150°30′W / 76.733°S 150.500°W / -76.733; -150.500
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Vollmer Island is an ice-covered island 20 kilometres (11 nmi) long, lying along the edge of Sulzberger Ice Shelf, 13 kilometres (7 nmi) northwest of Cronenwett Island. It appears that this feature was first observed and roughly mapped from aerial photographs taken by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant T.H. Vollmer, U.S. Navy, engineering officer aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961-62.

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