Adolph Islands
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Adolph Islands () is a group of small islands and rocks off northwest Watkins Island, in the Biscoe Islands. Mapped from air photos by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956-57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Edward F. Adolph, an American physiologist who has specialized in the reactions of the human body to cold; Professor of Physiology, University of Rochester, NY, 1948-60.
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