Thil Island
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Thil Island is a small rocky island
lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Jennings Promontory
in the eastern part of the Amery Ice Shelf
. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Roscoe for R.B. Thil, air crewman on Operation Highjump
photographic flights over this area.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Jennings Promontory
Jennings Promontory
Jennings Promontory is a prominent rock promontory on the eastern margin of Amery Ice Shelf between Branstetter Rocks and Kreitzer Glacier. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , and named by him for Lieutenant James C. Jennings, U.S. Navy,...
in the eastern part of the Amery Ice Shelf
Amery Ice Shelf
The Amery Ice Shelf is a broad ice shelf in Antarctica at the head of Prydz Bay between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. It is part of Mac. Robertson Land. The name "Cape Amery" was applied to a coastal angle mapped on February 11, 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand...
. Delineated in 1952 by John H. Roscoe from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Roscoe for R.B. Thil, air crewman on Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, , Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68....
photographic flights over this area.