Wigg Islands

Wigg Islands
Wigg Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°32′S 62°34′E / 67.533°S 62.567°E / -67.533; 62.567Coordinates: 67°32′S 62°34′E / 67.533°S 62.567°E / -67.533; 62.567
Total islands 6
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Wigg Islands is a group of six small islands, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) northwest of the Flat Islands in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Mesteinene (the middle stones). In 1962 they were renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Dr. D.R. Wigg, medical officer at Mawson Station.

See also

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Wigg Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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