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• 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 [[Canist
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• McKinzie Islands
  ...:McKinzie Islands.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of the McKinzie Islands in Antarctica]] The '''McKinzie Islands''' are a group of small islands in the northeastern extremity of [[Cranton Bay]].
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• Suchland Islands
  [[File:Suchland Islands.jpg|350px|thumb|Scientist at the Suchland Islands taking a GPS reading]] The '''Suchland Islands''' (74°6′S 102°32′W) are a group of 8 small islands lying just inside the central part of the mouth of [[Cranton Bay]].
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• Waite Islands
  ...Cape Waite.jpg|350px|thumb|Glaciological map showing location of the Waite Islands]] ...the [[King Peninsula]] of [[Westarctica]]. They consist of a total of five islands, and are composed of diorite-granodiorite rock.
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• Brownson Islands
  ...x|thumb|Map of Cranton Bay and the Canisteo Peninsula showing the Brownson Islands]] The '''Brownson Islands ''' (74°10′S 103°36′W) are a group of about 20 small islands which lie just outside the entrance to [[Cranton Bay]], about 14 nautical m
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• Schaefer Islands
  ...isteo Peninsula]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the [[Lindsey Islands]]. The Schaefer Islands were mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in De
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• Lindsey Islands
  ...ds.png|350px|thumb|Satellite view showing the western group of the Lindsey Islands. Not pictured is the largest island just slightly to the east.]] The '''Lindsey Islands''' (73°37′S 103°18′W) are a group of islands lying just off the northwest tip of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in the [[Amu
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• Backer Islands
  [[File:Backer Islands GPS.jpg|350px|thumb|GPS monitoring site at the Backer Islands]] ...''' are a chain of small islands at the south side of [[Cranton Bay]]. The islands trend northwest for 22 kilometers (12 nmi) from the [[ice shelf]] which for
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• Balleny islands
  #redirect[[Balleny Islands]]
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• Balleny Islands
  |+ style="font-size: 160%; margin-left: inherit;" |'''The Balleny Islands''' ...c origin. [[glacier|Glaciers]] project from their slopes into the sea. The islands were formed by the so-called Balleny hotspot. They were originally claimed
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• South Shetland Islands
  ...,687 square kilometers (1,424 sq mi). By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they The islands have been claimed by the United Kingdom since 1908 and have been part of th
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• Schaefer Islands
  ...isteo Peninsula]] and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the [[Lindsey Islands]]. The Schaefer Islands were mapped from air photos taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in De
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• Waite Islands
  ...Cape Waite.jpg|350px|thumb|Glaciological map showing location of the Waite Islands]] ...the [[King Peninsula]] of [[Westarctica]]. They consist of a total of five islands, and are composed of diorite-granodiorite rock.
  687 bytes (101 words) - 06:21, 7 October 2019
• Backer Islands
  [[File:Backer Islands GPS.jpg|350px|thumb|GPS monitoring site at the Backer Islands]] ...''' are a chain of small islands at the south side of [[Cranton Bay]]. The islands trend northwest for 22 kilometers (12 nmi) from the [[ice shelf]] which for
  948 bytes (147 words) - 04:16, 2 January 2019
• Suchland Islands
  [[File:Suchland Islands.jpg|350px|thumb|Scientist at the Suchland Islands taking a GPS reading]] The '''Suchland Islands''' (74°6′S 102°32′W) are a group of 8 small islands lying just inside the central part of the mouth of [[Cranton Bay]].
  869 bytes (129 words) - 07:27, 2 November 2021
• McKinzie Islands
  ...:McKinzie Islands.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of the McKinzie Islands in Antarctica]] The '''McKinzie Islands''' are a group of small islands in the northeastern extremity of [[Cranton Bay]].
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• The Monolith
  '''The Monolith''' is a group of two small islands in the [[Balleny Islands]] to the immediate south of [[Sabrina Island]]. It rises 360 ft high and is ...ap penguin]]s, which have established breeding colonies on the neighboring islands. The Monolith stands as a bleak dagger of barren rock pointing directly upw
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• 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 [[Canist
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• South Shetland Islands
  ...,687 square kilometers (1,424 sq mi). By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they The islands have been claimed by the United Kingdom since 1908 and have been part of th
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• Cranton Bay
  ...n [[Westarctica]]. The southern limit of the bay is formed by the [[Backer Islands]] and an [[ice shelf]] which separates this bay from [[Pine Island Bay]]. ...His original title, Baron of Brownson, was named for the nearby [[Brownson Islands]].
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• Marshall Archipelago
  ...'''Marshall Archipelago''' is an extensive group of large [[ice]]-covered islands within the [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] off the coast of [[Westarctica]]'s [[Gu Several of the islands were discovered and plotted by the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions (1928–30 an
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• Balleny islands
  #redirect[[Balleny Islands]]
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• Grinder Island
  ...ng|350px|thumb|Map showing location of Grinder Island in relation to other islands in the southwest Marshall Archipelago]] '''Grinder Island''' is one of the [[ice]]-covered islands in the [[Marshall Archipelago]], located within the [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]
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• Brownson Islands
  ...x|thumb|Map of Cranton Bay and the Canisteo Peninsula showing the Brownson Islands]] The '''Brownson Islands ''' (74°10′S 103°36′W) are a group of about 20 small islands which lie just outside the entrance to [[Cranton Bay]], about 14 nautical m
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• Sabrina Island
  ...nental [[Antarctica]]. It was annexed, along with the rest of the Balleny Islands, by Westarctica in 2005. ...vironmental and scientific value as a representative sample of the Balleny Islands – the only oceanic archipelago located within the main Antarctic Coastal
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• Young Island
  [[File:Young Island-Balleny Islands.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Tip of Young Island]] ...ost and westernmost of the three main islands in the uninhabited [[Balleny Islands]] group located in the [[Southern Ocean]]. It lies 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) no
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• Buckle Island
  [[File:Buckle-Island-Westside-Balleny Islands.jpg|thumb|350.px|right|The western side of Buckle Island]] ...le Island''' is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited [[Balleny Islands]] group located in eastern section of the [[Southern Ocean]]. It lies 25 km
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• Dyment Island
  ...' is a small island lying 9 kilometers (5 nmi) southwest of the [[McKinzie Islands]] in the inner-central part of [[Cranton Bay]]. [[Category: Islands]]
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• Sturge Island
  ...ers (59 mi) northeast of Belousov Point on the [[Antarctic]] mainland. The islands were discovered by John Balleny in 1839. ...others' expedition. In 1841, Captain [[James Clark Ross]], who sighted the islands on his own expedition to [[Antarctica]], gave it the name "Russell Peak."
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• Antarctic tern
  :* ''S. v. sanctipauli'' (Gould, 1865) – St. Paul & Amsterdam Islands. ...eorgiae'' (Reichenow, 1904) – South Georgia, South Orkney & South Sandwich Islands.
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• Lindsey Islands
  ...ds.png|350px|thumb|Satellite view showing the western group of the Lindsey Islands. Not pictured is the largest island just slightly to the east.]] The '''Lindsey Islands''' (73°37′S 103°18′W) are a group of islands lying just off the northwest tip of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in the [[Amu
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• Chinstrap Island
  ...3°19'00"E) is a small (150 meter square) low-lying island in the [[Balleny Islands]] group. The island was named for the breeding colonies of [[chinstrap peng .... This enlargement specifically did not cover the maritime areas, only the islands themselves.
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• Burke Island
  ...nd. A triangular coin, it fit together with three other coins dedicated to islands of [[Westarctica]] to create a single $1 coin. [[Category:Islands]]
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• Chilean Antarctic Territory
  ...overs the [[South Shetland Islands]], [[Antarctic Peninsula]] and adjacent islands, [[Alexander Island]], Charcot Island, and part of the [[Ellsworth Land]],
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• Ross Dependency
  ...its own and has notified the government of New Zealand accordingly. These Islands and [[Peter I Island]] represent the only territorial claims of Westarctica
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• Cape petrel
  ...South Georgia, the [[Balleny Islands]], the Kerguelen Islands, as well as islands in the Scotia Sea.
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• Lauff Island
  ...urtis Islands.png|300px|thumb|Map showing the location of Lauff and Burtis Islands off the coast of Siple Island.]] [[Category: Islands]]
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• Orr Island
  ...ds.png|thumb|350px|Map showing location of Orr Island in relation to other islands in the Marshall Archipelago]] [[Category: Islands]]
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• Steventon Island
  ...on-Island-Map.png|350px|thumb|Map showing Steventon Island and surrounding islands in the Marshall Archipelago]] [[Category:Islands]]
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• $1 Westarctican Dollar Coin
  ==2005 Balleny Islands== [[File:Coin-Balleny Island 1 2005 Bronze.jpg|thumb|$1 coin of the Balleny Islands (obverse and reverse)]]
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• British Antarctic Territory
  ...and Islands: Graham Land, the South Orkney Islands, and the South Shetland Islands.
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• Moody Island
  [[Category: Islands]]
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• Coins of Westarctica
  ...to mint coins under the name of the Balleny Islands. In his own words, the islands were: “officially unclaimed. A beautiful free land to mint a coin.” ...ed its Governor, and following the first successful minting of the Balleny Islands coin, Jorge was given the title [[Count of Sturge]].
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• Eights Coast
  ...across the water by [[Thurston Island]], the [[Abbot Ice Shelf]] and some islands within the [[ice shelf]], and for most of its length washed by the [[Bellin ...'' in 1830, who carried on geological investigations in the South Shetland Islands, and who cruised westward on the ''Annawan'', in company with the ''Penguin
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• King penguin
  ...slands and Crozet Island, Prince Edward Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and Macquarie Island. ...at the northern reaches of Antarctica, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. King penguins do not live or breed in [[Westarctica]].
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• Borradaile Island
  '''Borradaile Island''' (66°35′S 162°45′E) is one of the [[Balleny Islands]]. It was the site of the first landing south of the [[Antarctic Circle]], ...tter ''Sabrina'' on February 12, 1839, who landed briefly on a spit at the islands north-west corner. This was the first time a human set foot south of the [[
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• Southern giant petrel
  ...kg (11.3 lb) and 21 females averaged 4.2 kg (9.3 lb). On the South Orkney Islands, 37 males averaged 4.94 kg (10.9 lb) and 37 females averaged 3.85 kg (8.5 l ...on bare or grassy ground. They form loose colonies except in the Falkland Islands where the colonies are much larger.
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• Newman Island
  [[Category: Islands]]
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• Balleny Islands
  |+ style="font-size: 160%; margin-left: inherit;" |'''The Balleny Islands''' ...c origin. [[glacier|Glaciers]] project from their slopes into the sea. The islands were formed by the so-called Balleny hotspot. They were originally claimed
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• Nunn Island
  [[Category: Islands]]
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• Maher Island
  [[Category:Islands]]
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• Cruzen Island
  [[Category: Islands]]
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• Burtis Island
  [[Category: Islands]]
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• Antarctic Peninsula
  ...t which covers it, the Antarctic Peninsula consists of a string of bedrock islands; these are separated by deep channels whose bottoms lie at depths considera
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• McNamara Island
  [[Category:Islands]]
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• Dustin Island
  [[Category:Islands]]
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• Seraph Bay
  ...under Captain Benjamin Pendleton, sailed westward from the South Shetland Islands, reaching as far as 101W, south of 60S.
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• Swinburne Ice Shelf
  ...20 miles long and 5 miles wide and extends from Fisher Island to the White Islands.
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• Shepard Island
  [[Category:Islands]]
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• Kramer Island
  [[Category: Islands]]
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• Grant Island
  [[Category:Islands]]
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