Douglas Islands

The Douglas Islands (67°23′S 63°22′E / 67.383°S 63.367°E / -67.383; 63.367Coordinates: 67°23′S 63°22′E / 67.383°S 63.367°E / -67.383; 63.367) are two small islands 12 nautical miles (22 km) northwest of Cape Daly, and 3 nautical miles (5 km) north of Andersen Island, as well as 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-east of Child Rocks, which are both part of the Robinson Group.. They were discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, 1929–31, and named for Vice-Admiral Percy Douglas, then Hydrographer of the Royal Navy. The islands were first sighted during an aircraft flight from the Discovery on Dec. 3 1, 1929, and reported to lie in about 66°40′S 64°30′E / 66.667°S 64.500°E / -66.667; 64.500, but after the 1931 voyage they were placed at 67°20′S 63°32′E / 67.333°S 63.533°E / -67.333; 63.533. In 1956, an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions sledge party led by P.W. Crohn was unable to find them in this position, but found two uncharted islands farther south to which the name has now been applied.^[1][2]

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Douglas Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).