Aitcho Islands
| Aitcho Islands | ||
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| Waters | English Strait | |
| archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 24 ′ S , 59 ° 47 ′ W | |
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| Main island | Barrientos Island | |
The Aitcho Islands are a group of small islands in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . They are located between Table Island and Dee Island in the northern entrance to English Strait .
They were mapped and named in 1935 by participants in the British Discovery Investigations . It is named after the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office ( Aitcho = English H.O. = Hydrographic Office ).
This group of islands includes, among others:
- Barrientos Island
- Bilyana Island
- Cecilia Island
- Chaos Reef
- Cheshire rock
- Emeline Island
- Jorge Island
- Kilifarevo Island
- Morris rock
- Okol Rocks
- Pasarel Island
- Passage rock
- Riksa Islands
- Stoker Island
Web links
- Aitcho Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Aitcho Islands on geographic.org (English)