| 词条 | Windmill Islands |
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| name = Windmill Islands | image_name = 0rthographic projection over Austral Island.png | image_caption = Orthographic projection over the Windmill Islands | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Vincennes Bay | coordinates = {{Coord|66|20|S|110|28|E|display=inline,title|type:landmark}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = None | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System }} The Windmill Islands are an Antarctic group of rocky islands and rocks about {{convert|6|nmi|km|1|disp=flip}} wide, paralleling the coast of Wilkes Land for {{convert|17|nmi|km|1|disp=flip}} immediately north of Vanderford Glacier along the east side of Vincennes Bay. Kirkby Shoal is a small shoal area with depths of less than {{convert|18|m|ft|0}} extending about {{convert|140|m|ft|0}} westwards and SSW, about {{convert|3.4|km|mi}} from the summit of Shirley Island, Windmill Islands, and {{convert|0.15|mi|km|disp=flip}} NW of Stonehocker Point, Clark Peninsula. The Windmill Islands were mapped from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. So named by the US-ACAN because personnel of Operation Windmill, 1947–48, landed on Holl Island at the southwest end of the group to establish ground control for USN Operation Highjump photographs. The term "Operation Windmill" is a popular expression which developed after the expedition disbanded and refers to the extensive use of helicopters made by this group. The official title of this expedition was the 'Second Antarctic Development Project', U.S. Navy Task Force 39, 1947–48. FeaturesSome of the main geographic features of the archipelago are:
See also
References1. ^Austral Island - Geonames 2. ^Kilby Island - Geonames 3. ^{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 7991| name = Kirkby Shoal | accessdate = 2013-05-03}} 4. ^{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 8526| name = Larsen Bank | accessdate = 2013-05-31}} 5. ^{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 9748| name = McMullin Island | accessdate = 2013-09-10}} 6. ^{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 10128| name = Molholm Island | accessdate = 2013-10-29}} 7. ^Shirley Island - Geonames External links{{usgs-gazetteer|id=16701}}{{WilkesLand-geo-stub}} 2 : Islands of Wilkes Land|Windmill Islands |
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