Felsite Island
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Felsite Island is a rock island
1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long and 300 m high, lying at the head of Edisto Inlet
within the northward stream of Edisto Glacier
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, as descriptive of several prominent dikes of cream-colored igneous rocks (felsite) in its otherwise dark sedimentary rock formation.
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...
1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long and 300 m high, lying at the head of Edisto Inlet
Edisto Inlet
Edisto Inlet is a rectangular arm of Moubray Bay, 7 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide, entered between Cape Hallett and Cape Christie. The USS this branch of Moubray Bay in February 1956, and the name Edisto Bay was given at that time. Edisto Inlet has overtaken the earlier name in...
within the northward stream of Edisto Glacier
Edisto Glacier
Edisto Glacier is a glacier flowing northeast between Felsite Island and Redcastle Ridge into the head of Edisto Inlet. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, for the USS Edisto, first vessel to visit the Edisto Inlet area....
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, as descriptive of several prominent dikes of cream-colored igneous rocks (felsite) in its otherwise dark sedimentary rock formation.