Ward Islands
| Ward Islands | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| archipelago | Amiot Islands ( Adelaide and Biscoe Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 38 ′ S , 69 ° 35 ′ W | |
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The Ward Islands ( English Ward Islands ) are a group of two small islands and some reef rocks in the archipelago of the Adelaide and Biscoe Islands west of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are located in the southern section of the Amiot Islands off the coast of the southwestern part of Adelaide Island .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1964 after Herbert George Ward (1908–1978), chief engineer of the British research vessels RSS John Biscoe I (1948–1955) and II (1959–1962).
Web links
- Ward Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ward Islands on geographic.org