Cloyd Island

Cloyd Island
Cloyd Island is located in Antarctica
Cloyd Island
Cloyd Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°25′S 110°33′E / 66.417°S 110.550°E / -66.417; 110.550
ArchipelagoWindmill Islands
Length1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Cloyd Island is a rocky Antarctic island, 1.1 km (0.6 nmi) long, between Ford and Herring Islands in the south part of the Windmill Islands off the Budd Coast. It was first mapped from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill, 1947–1948. Named by the US-ACAN for J. R. Cloyd, Army Transport Service observer with Operation Windmill which established astronomical control stations in the area in January 1948.