Feature Name (see definition): Thurston Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15281

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 06' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 099° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.1

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -99

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961

Description (see definition): A largely ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 135 mi long and 55 mi wide, lying between Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas off the NW end of Ellsworth Land. The island is separated from the mainland by peacock Sound, which is occupied by the W portion of Abbot Ice Shelf Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from the Bear, Feb. 27, 1940. Named by Byrd for W. Harris Thurston, New York textile manufacturer, designer of the windproof "Byrd Cloth" and contributor to the expedition. Originally charted as a peninsula, the feature was found to be an island by the U.S. Navy (USN) Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data