Shelter Islands (Antarctica)
| Shelter Islands | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| archipelago | Argentine Islands , Wilhelm Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 15 ′ S , 64 ° 17 ′ W | |
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The Shelter Islands ( English for protection islands ) are a group of small islands west of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are located 600 m west of Winter Island in the group of the Argentine Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago .
Participants of the British Graham Land Expedition (1934-1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill mapped them. It was named after the fact that the islands provided protection for the anchorage of the expedition ship off Winter Iceland.
Web links
- Shelter Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shelter Islands on geographic.org (English)