Edwards Islands (Enderby Land)

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]

Edwards Islands
Edwards Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°51′S 50°29′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Edwards Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

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