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[[File:LINDSEY.jpg|thumb|right|The Edwards Islands]] | [[File:LINDSEY.jpg|thumb|right|The Edwards Islands]] | ||
The '''Edwards Islands''' (75.53S, 103.08W) are about 20 small islands, mostly ice free in summer, lying off the south-western tip of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]], which projects into the eastern [[Amundsen Sea]] between [[Cranton Bay|Cranton]] and [[Ferrero Bay]]s, on the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Edwards Islands''' (75.53S, 103.08W) are about 20 small islands, mostly ice free in summer, lying off the south-western tip of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]], which projects into the eastern [[Amundsen Sea]] between [[Cranton Bay|Cranton]] and [[Ferrero Bay]]s, on the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | |||
These islands were plotted from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. The Edwards Islands were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Z. T. Edwards, chief quartermaster on the [[USS Glacier|USS ''Glacier'']] during the U.S. Navy [[Bellingshausen Sea]] Expedition to this area in February 1960. | |||
==Important Bird Area== | ==Important Bird Area== | ||
A 178 | A 178 hectare site comprising the larger ice-free islands of the Edwards group and the intervening marine area has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 58,000 [[Adélie penguin]]s, estimated from 2010 satellite imagery. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Islands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:13, 17 March 2021
The Edwards Islands (75.53S, 103.08W) are about 20 small islands, mostly ice free in summer, lying off the south-western tip of the Canisteo Peninsula, which projects into the eastern Amundsen Sea between Cranton and Ferrero Bays, on the Walgreen Coast of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
These islands were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. The Edwards Islands were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Z. T. Edwards, chief quartermaster on the USS Glacier during the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition to this area in February 1960.
Important Bird Area
A 178 hectare site comprising the larger ice-free islands of the Edwards group and the intervening marine area has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 58,000 Adélie penguins, estimated from 2010 satellite imagery.