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Archipelago

    67°32′S 63°10′E

    Paterson Islands

    6 kilometres (3 nmi) southeast of Smith Rocks, close along the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. F. Paterson, supervisory technician (radio) at Mawson Station, 1963.

    Overview

    Paterson Islands is a group of small islands lying 7.4 kilometres (4 nmi) northeast of Klung Islands, 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) southeast of Wiltshire Rocks and Kitney Island, and 5.6 kilometres (3 nmi) southeast of Smith Rocks, close along the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for A.J.F. Paterson, supervisory technician (radio) at Mawson Station, 1963.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries3

    Islets

    5
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    3
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1Unnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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