Waratah Islands
| Waratah Islands | ||
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| Waters | Casey Bay | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 24 ′ S , 47 ° 25 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Waratah Islands consist of two islands off the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . They are located 1.5 km northwest of the Hannan Ice Shelf in Casey Bay .
Aerial photographs of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from 1956 were used for their mapping. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the Australian native Waratah ( Telopea truncata ) from the silver tree family .
Web links
- Waratah Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Waratah Islands on geographic.org (English)