Stray Islands
Stray Islands Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°10′S 64°14′W / 65.167°S 64.233°WCoordinates: 65°10′S 64°14′W / 65.167°S 64.233°W |
Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Stray Islands is a scattered but distinct group of islands lying 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) west of Petermann Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula. Mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57 and from the helicopter of HMS Protector in March 1958. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) because the group is scattered.
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Stray Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago
- Wilhelm Archipelago geography stubs