Screen Islands
| Screen Islands | ||
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| Waters | Bay of Flanders | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 1 ′ S , 63 ° 42 ′ W | |
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The Screen Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Flanders on the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . They extend northwest of Aguda Point for a length of 2.5 km before the entrance to Hidden Bay .
It was first mapped during the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) of Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee gave them a descriptive name in 1958 as it (like a modesty panel English screen ) hide the view of the Hidden Bay.
Web links
- Screen Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Screen Islands on geographic.org (English)