Ardery Island [SEP] continent
Ardery Island
Ardery Island is a steep, rocky island, about long, lying west of Odbert Island in the Windmill Islands of Antarctica.
History.
The island was first mapped from air photos taken by the US Navy's Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. It was named by the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Major E. R. Ardery, an Army Corps of Engineers observer who assisted Windmill parties in establishing astronomical control stations between Wilhelm II Coast and Budd Coast during
, and named by ANCA.
Mast Point is the westernmost point of the island. It was named by US-ACAN for Clarence W. Mast, a member of the Wilkes Station party of 1958.
Hiegel Passage is the sea passage between Ardery Island and Holl and Ford Islands to the south. It was named by the US-ACAN for Commander James A. Hiegel, leader of Mobile Construction Battalion Number One, who supervised the construction of Wilkes Station in February 1957.
Antarctic Specially Protected Area.
Ardery Island