Edwards Islands (Enderby Land)

Edwards Islands
Edwards Islands

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°51′S 50°29′E / 66.850°S 50.483°E / -66.850; 50.483Coordinates: 66°51′S 50°29′E / 66.850°S 50.483°E / -66.850; 50.483
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Edwards Islands are a group of islands in the east side of Amundsen Bay, about 5 kilometres (2.5 nmi) southwest of Mount Oldfield in Enderby Land. They were plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956, and were named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for T. Edwards, an assistant diesel mechanic at Wilkes Station in 1960.[1]

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References

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


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