Glasgal Island

Island in Antarctica

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Glasgal Island

Glasgal Island

Geography
Location| Antarctica
Coordinates| 66°12′S 110°23′E﻿ / ﻿66.200°S 110.383°E﻿ / -66.200; 110.383
Archipelago| Donovan Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population| Uninhabited

Glasgal Island is a small island which marks the southwestern extremity of the Donovan Islands in Vincennes Bay, off the coast of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and observed in 1957 by Wilkes Station personnel under Carl R. Eklund. It was named by Eklund for Ralph Glasgal, an auroral scientist with the United States – International Geophysical Year wintering party of 1957 at Wilkes Station.[1] In later life, Glasgal was involved in stereophonic and ambiophonic research.[2]

## See also

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* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

## References

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1. ^ "Glasgal Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
2. ^ "Caruso on Stage". La Folia. August 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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