Henry Islands
| Henry Islands | ||
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| Waters | Henry Bay | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 53 ′ S , 120 ° 38 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 4th | |
The Henry Islands are a group of four islands off the Sabrina coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . They are in the western part of Henry Bay .
Aerial photographs of the US American Operation Highjump (1946–1947) were used to map them. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1963 after Wilkes Henry (1820-1840), midshipman on the sloop USS Vincennes , flagship of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) under the direction of his uncle, the US polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Henry Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Henry Islands on geographic.org (English)