Debenham Islands
| Debenham Islands | ||
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| Waters | Marguerite Bay | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 8 ′ S , 67 ° 7 ′ W | |
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| Main island | Barbara Island | |
The Debenham Islands are a group of islands and reef rocks in Marguerite Bay west of the Antarctic Peninsula . They lie between Millerand Island and the Fallières coast of Graham Land .
They were discovered by participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill . The base camp of the expedition was meanwhile on Barry Island in the middle of this group. The islands are named after the Australian polar explorer Frank Debenham (1883-1965), who was a member of the advisory board for Rymill's research trip.
Web links
- Debenham Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Debenham Islands on geographic.org (English)