Ward Islands
This article is about the island group in Antarctica . For the island group in South Australia, see Ward Islands (South Australia).
Ward Islands (67°38′S 69°35′W / 67.633°S 69.583°WCoordinates: 67°38′S 69°35′W / 67.633°S 69.583°W) is a group of two small islands and off-lying rocks forming the southern part of the Amiot Islands, off the southwest part of Adelaide Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Herbert G.V. Ward, Chief Engineer of RRS John Biscoe, 1948–1962, which ship assisted the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit which charted this group in 1963.
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Ward Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).