Douglas Islands

The Douglas Islands are two small islands 22 kilometres (12 nmi) northwest of Cape Daly, and 6 kilometres (3 nmi) north of Andersen Island, as well as 7 kilometres (4 nmi) north-east of Child Rocks, which are both part of the Robinson Group.. They were discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, 1929–31, and named for Vice-Admiral Percy Douglas, then Hydrographer of the Royal Navy. The islands were first sighted during an aircraft flight from the Discovery on Dec. 3 1, 1929, and reported to lie in about 66°40′S 64°30′E, but after the 1931 voyage they were placed at 67°20′S 63°32′E. In 1956, an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions sledge party led by P.W. Crohn was unable to find them in this position, but found two uncharted islands farther south to which the name has now been applied.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Douglas Island.
Douglas Islands
Douglas Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°23′S 63°22′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Douglas Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  2. "Douglas Islands". Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981_djvu. p. 565. Retrieved 2012-01-27.

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