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Bugge Islands
The Bugge Islands are a small group of ice-covered islands lying close off the front of Wordie Ice Shelf and between 7 and 20 km (4 and 11 nmi) northwest of Mount Guernsey, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Overview
The Bugge Islands are a small group of ice-covered islands lying close off the front of Wordie Ice Shelf and between 7 and 20 km (4 and 11 nmi) northwest of Mount Guernsey, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were first seen from the air and photographed by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1936, and later roughly mapped from the photographs. They were observed in 1947 from the Port of Beaumont, Texas by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne, who named these islands for his niece, Ruth Bugge, who supplied woolen clothing from Norway for the RARE. The group was also visited by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, which named the islands Isla Aldea, Isla Eleuterio Ramírez, Isla Latorre, after heroes of the naval battle of Iquique. From North to South the islands of the group are:
Ramírez Island 69°9′S 68°27′W Aldea Island 69°13′S 68°30′W Landrum Island 69°14′S 68°20′W
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands3
- Minor islands0
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Aldea Island
- Area
- 8.5 km²
- High point
- 335 m
Aldea Island is the central of the three Bugge Islands, off Wordie Ice Shelf, Fallières Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. The island was named Isla Aldea by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, probably after Sargento Juan de Dios Aldea, of the Chilean Navy, one of the heroes of the naval battle of Iquique, May 21, 1879.
Landrum Island
- Area
- 7 km²
- High point
- 259 m
Landrum Island is the southernmost of the three Bugge Islands in the south part of Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast, Antarctica. The island was called "Isla Latorre" by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, and was later named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for biologist Betty J.
Ramírez Island
- Area
- 4.8 km²
- High point
- 183 m
Ramírez Island is the northernmost of the three Bugge Islands), lying off Wordie Ice Shelf in the south part of Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast, Antarctica. The island was named "Isla Eleuterio Ramirez" by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, possibly after a member of the expedition.
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Islands by area
| Aldea Island | 8.5 km² |
| Landrum Island | 7 km² |
| Ramírez Island | 4.8 km² |