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    William Scoresby Archipelago is a group of islands which extends northward from the coast just east of William Scoresby Bay, Antarctica. The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay, Couling, and the Sheehan Islands.

    Overview

    William Scoresby Archipelago is a group of islands which extends northward from the coast just east of William Scoresby Bay, Antarctica. The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay, Couling, and the Sheehan Islands. Most of the islands and features in this archipelago were discovered in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations (DI) personnel on the RSS William Scoresby. They named the group after their ship.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets9
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Islets

    9
    • Unnamed island64 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island33 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island34 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island27 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island23 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island12 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.5 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1Unnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia