Oyako Islands

Oyako Islands

Oyako Islands (68°28′S 41°24′E / 68.467°S 41.4°E / -68.467; 41.4) are two small islands, one very tiny, lying immediately north of Cape Akarui on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, and named Oyako-shima (parent and child islands).

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