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Stroiteley Islands

Coordinates: 66°33′S 92°58′E / 66.550°S 92.967°E / -66.550; 92.967
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Stroiteley Islands
Island group
Stroiteley Islands is located in Antarctica
Stroiteley Islands
Stroiteley Islands
Coordinates: 66°33′S 92°58′E / 66.550°S 92.967°E / -66.550; 92.967
CountryAntarctica

Stroiteley Islands is a chain of about four small islands in the southern part of the Haswell Islands. They are aligned north–south and lie close to the mainland, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Mabus Point.[1]

History

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Plotted by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and shown on their chart as Ostrova Stroiteley (builders' islands).

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References

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