Sillard Islands
| Sillard Islands | ||
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| Waters | Matha Street | |
| archipelago | Adelaide and Biscoe Islands ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 37 ′ S , 67 ° 37 ′ W | |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Sillard Islands are a group of icy islands in the Matha Strait west of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are located in front of Cape Mascart at the northeastern end of Adelaide Island .
They were discovered during the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910) led by Jean-Baptiste Charcot . They are named after the French engineer Jean Sillard, head of a company in Montevideo , Uruguay , the Charcots research vessel Pourquoi Pas? repaired.
Web links
- Sillard Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sillard Islands on geographic.org (English)