Douglas Islands

Douglas Islands: Douglas Islands (67°23′S 63°22′E / 67.383°S 63.367°E / -67.383; 63.367) are two small islands 12 nautical miles (22 km) northwest of Cape Daly. Discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson, 1929-31, and named for V. Admiral (later Sir Percy) Douglas, then Hydrographer of the British Navy. The islands were first sighted during an aircraft flight from the 6640S, 6430E, but after the 1931 voyage they were placed at 6720S, 6332E. In 1956, an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) sledge party led by P.W. Crohn was unable to find them in this position, but found two uncharted islands farther south to which the name has now been applied.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Douglas Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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