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    60°45′S 45°36′W

    Oliphant Islands

    Part of South Orkney Islands

    Oliphant Islands (60°45′S 45°36′W) is a group of small ice-free islands and rocks lying south of Gourlay Peninsula, the southeast extremity of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. Dove Channel extends through this group in a general east-west direction.

    Overview

    Oliphant Islands (60°45′S 45°36′W) is a group of small ice-free islands and rocks lying south of Gourlay Peninsula, the southeast extremity of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. Dove Channel extends through this group in a general east-west direction. The group was roughly charted in 1912-13 by Petter Sorlle, Norwegian whaling captain, and again in 1933 by DI personnel. Surveyed in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and named by them for Professor Marcus L.E. Oliphant, then professor of physics, Birmingham University; later director of the Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University, who gave assistance to the FIDS in obtaining equipment.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    47

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Unnamed island28 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island25 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island7 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

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    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

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