Werlein Island
Werlein Island is a rocky island 0.8 nautical miles long, lying 0.2 nautical miles southeast of Holl Island in the Windmill Islands. First mapped from air photos taken by U.S. [Navy Operation Highjump] in February 1947. Named by the Advisory [Committee on Antarctic Names] for Ens. Richard O. Werlein, U.S. Navy, assistant hydrographic officer with U.S. Navy Operation Windmill which established astronomical control stations in the area in January 1948.