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	==Important Bird Area==		==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 penguin]]s, estimated from 2010 satellite imagery.		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.

			==Protection by the government==
			The area had been identified as a candidate for protection under the [[Westarctican Parks Service]].

	[[Category: Islands]]		[[Category: Islands]]

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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]]. ~~They~~ were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960~~, and~~ 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.		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& 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.		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: ~~Geography of Westarctica~~]]		[[Category: Islands]]

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			[[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]]. They were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and 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.		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]]. They were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and 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.

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	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 [[~~Westrctica~~]]. They were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and 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.		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]]. They were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and 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==		==Important Bird Area==

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	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 [[~~Westrctca~~]]. They were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and 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.		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 [[Westrctica]]. They were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and 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==		==Important Bird Area==

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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 [[Westrctca]]. They were plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960, and 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 penguin]]s, estimated from 2010 satellite imagery.

[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]