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[[File:Cape Waite.jpg|350px|thumb|Glaciological map showing location of the Waite Islands]] | |||
The '''Waite Islands''' are small islands in the [[Amundsen Sea]], lying 11 kilometers (6 nmi) west of [[Cape Waite]], the northwest extremity of the [[King Peninsula]] of [[Westarctica]]. They consist of a total of five islands, and are composed of diorite-granodiorite rock. | The '''Waite Islands''' are small islands in the [[Amundsen Sea]], lying 11 kilometers (6 nmi) west of [[Cape Waite]], the northwest extremity of the [[King Peninsula]] of [[Westarctica]]. They consist of a total of five islands, and are composed of diorite-granodiorite rock. | ||