66°57′S 57°27′E
Sirius Islands
Sirius Islands (66°57′S 57°27′E) is a chain of islands in the north part of the Oygarden Group in Antarctica. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Nordoyane (the north islands).
Overview
Sirius Islands (66°57′S 57°27′E) is a chain of islands in the north part of the Oygarden Group in Antarctica. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Nordoyane (the north islands). The group was first visited by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party in 1954; this chain was renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after the star Sirius which was used for an astrofix in the vicinity.
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Census, cataloged
Also in the area
Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.
- Unnamed island140 m · 5.1 km²
- Unnamed island113 m · 2 km²
- Unnamed island90 m · 1.4 km²
- Unnamed island119 m · 1.4 km²
- Unnamed island111 m · 0.8 km²
- Unnamed island54 m · 0.67 km²
- Unnamed island111 m · 0.52 km²
- Unnamed island0.37 km²
- Unnamed island68 m · 0.18 km²
- Unnamed island36 m · 0.11 km²
- Unnamed island34 m · 0.1 km²
- Unnamed island42 m · 0.07 km²
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Unnamed island | 5.1 km² |
| Unnamed island | 2 km² |
| Unnamed island | 1.4 km² |
| Unnamed island | 1.4 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.8 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.67 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.52 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.37 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.18 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.1 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.03 km² |