Flutter Island is an irregular-shaped island, almost cut in two, lying in Prydz Bay between Trigwell Island and Breidnes Peninsula, near the Vestfold Hills of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) as two islands. It was remapped as a single island by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1957–58) and named for Maxwell J. Flutter, officer in charge at Davis Station in 1958.[1]

Flutter Island
Flutter Island is located in Antarctica
Flutter Island
Flutter Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°33′S 77°58′E / 68.550°S 77.967°E / -68.550; 77.967
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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References

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  1. ^ "Flutter Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-28.

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Flutter Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.