Bøving Island Explained

Bøving Island
Map:Antarctica
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-66.2833°N 141°W
Archipelago:Windmill Islands
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Bøving Island is a small Antarctic island in the south part of Newcomb Bay, lying 0.1nmi east of McMullin Island in the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump in 1946 and 1947. Named by ANCA for F. Bøving, third officer on MV Thala Dan in 1965, who assisted in a hydrographic survey in the vicinity.

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