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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. | ||
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