Myriad Islands

Myriad Islands (65°5′S 64°25′W / 65.083°S 64.417°W / -65.083; -64.417Coordinates: 65°5′S 64°25′W / 65.083°S 64.417°W / -65.083; -64.417) is a scattered group of small islands and rocks extending for about 5 nautical miles (9 km), lying west of the Dannebrog and Vedel Islands in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 because of the very many islands in the group.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.