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Griffith Island
Griffith
Island
is a small
Antarctic island
at
the south
entrance
to
Robertson Channel
in the
Windmill Islands
. It was first mapped from
air
photos
taken by
USN
Operation Highjump
and
Operation Windmill
in
1947
and
1948
. It was named by the
US-ACAN
for
Chief
Fire
Patrolman
Russell
B. Griffith, USN, a member of the
Wilkes Station
party
of
1958
.