page_title: Shirley Island
hierarchical_section_title: Shirley Island
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Bailey Peninsula, Antarctica, with adjacent islands and the Australian Casey Station
context_page_description: Shirley Island is a rocky Antarctic island a 1.9 km long, lying 0.19 km north-west of the western end of Bailey Peninsula, in the Windmill Islands.
  Shirley Island was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump in February 1947. It was named by the US-ACAN for Q. Shirley, chief photographer's mate on Operation Highjump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between
  14 and 164 East longitude.
  Kirkby Shoal is a small shoal area with depths of less than 18 meters extending about 140 meters westwards and SSW, about 3.4 km from the summit of Shirley Island.
context_section_description: Shirley Island is a rocky Antarctic island a 1.9 km (1 nmi) long, lying 0.19 km (0.1 nmi) north-west of the western end of Bailey Peninsula, in the Windmill Islands.
  Shirley Island was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump in February 1947. It was named by the US-ACAN for Q. Shirley, chief photographer's mate on Operation Highjump photographic flights in this area and other coastal areas between
  14 and 164 East longitude.
  Kirkby Shoal is a small shoal area with depths of less than 18 meters (20 yd) extending about 140 meters (153 yd) westwards and SSW, about 3.4 km (2.1 mi) from the summit of Shirley Island.
caption: Location off Bailey Peninsula
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