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-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]]. The islands were apped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, between 1960-66, and were named by their Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for their proximity to Cape Waite.
+[[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.
-[[Category: Islands of Westarctica]]
+==Discovery and name==
+The islands were mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken between 1960-66. The Waite Islands were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names (US-ACAN) for their proximity to Cape Waite.
+[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]