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    66°04′S 65°49′W

    Saffery Islands

    Saffery Islands (66°4′S 65°49′W) is a group of islands extending west from Black Head, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. H.

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    Saffery Islands (66°4′S 65°49′W) is a group of islands extending west from Black Head, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for J.H. Saffery, Deputy Leader and Flying Manager of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) which photographed part of the area in 1955–57.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    2

    • Turnabout Island

      Area
      0.34 km²
      High point
      103 m

      7 km) southwest of Black Head, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934–37, under John Rymill. It is so named because it represents the turning point on a BGLE sledge journey in August 1935 when open water was encountered southwest of this island.

    • Turtle Island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      66 m

    Rocks & skerries

    1
    • Marker Rock—

    Also in the area

    2

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

    • Unnamed island43 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island0.04 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m103 mTurnabout66 mTurtle
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.11Turnabout: 0.34 km²TurnaboutTurtle: 0.22 km²TurtleUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Turnabout Island0.34 km²
    Turtle Island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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