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Chërnyy Island

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Chërnyy Island (66°8′S 101°4′E / 66.133°S 101.067°E / -66.133; 101.067) is a small island lying 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) south of the eastern tip of Thomas Island in the Highjump Archipelago. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). It was rephotographed by the Soviet expedition (1956) and named Ostrov Chërnyy (black island).[1]

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  1. ^ "Chërnyy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-08.

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