66°02′S 65°25′W
Fish Islands
The Fish Islands (66°2′S 65°25′W) are a group of small islands lying in the northern part of the entrance to Holtedahl Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. They were discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934–37, under John Rymill.
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The Fish Islands (66°2′S 65°25′W) are a group of small islands lying in the northern part of the entrance to Holtedahl Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. They were discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition, 1934–37, under John Rymill. The Fish Islands are between Crystal Sound to the south and Grandidier Channel to the north, sheltered to the east of Renaud Island. The Fish Islands and The Minnows, small islets to the east, are occupied by an estimated 4,000 breeding pairs of Adelie penguins, and there is a small Antarctic shag (part of the imperial shag bird family) colony.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands4
- Minor islands2
- Islets8
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Flounder Island
- Area
- 0.34 km²
- High point
- 94 m
Flounder Island (66°1′S 65°24′W) is the largest of the Fish Islands at the north side of Holtedahl Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
Perch Island
- Area
- 0.25 km²
- High point
- 43 m
Perch Island is an island lying just off Prospect Point in the Fish Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 because it is one of the Fish Islands.
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- High point
- 81 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.1 km²
- High point
- 50 m
Minor islands
Mackerel Island
- Area
- —
size unknown
Plaice Island
- Area
- —
size unknown
Islets
- Unnamed island46 m · 0.06 km²
- Salmon Island0.06 km²
- Unnamed island48 m · 0.06 km²
- Unnamed island0.05 km²
- Trout Island0.03 km²
- Unnamed island0.03 km²
- Unnamed island0.02 km²
- Unnamed island10 m · 0.02 km²
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Islands by area
| Flounder Island | 0.34 km² |
| Perch Island | 0.25 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Salmon Island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Trout Island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
Groups within
Photographs
Iceberg near the Fish Islands
Kayakers near the Fish Islands
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Fish Islands Iceberg. Lewnwdc77 / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fish Islands Kayaking. Lewnwdc77 / CC BY-SA 3.0