Southern Ocean
67°52′S 68°43′W
Dion Islands
The Dion Islands are a group of small islands and rocks lying in the northern part of Marguerite Bay, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) south-west of Cape Alexandra, Adelaide Island, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Overview
The Dion Islands are a group of small islands and rocks lying in the northern part of Marguerite Bay, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) south-west of Cape Alexandra, Adelaide Island, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for the Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, who donated three motor sledges and whose De Dion-Bouton works produced equipment for the expedition.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands0
- Minor islands1
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries2
Minor islands
1
Emperor Island
- Area
- —
size unknown
Rocks & skerries
2
- Envoy Rock—
- Jester Rock—