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    64°18′S 62°55′W

    Tau Islands

    Part of Melchior Islands

    Tau Islands (64°18′S 62°55′W) is a small group of islands and rocks which lie immediately off the northeast extremity of Eta Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago.

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    Tau Islands (64°18′S 62°55′W) is a small group of islands and rocks which lie immediately off the northeast extremity of Eta Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of the islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    3

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

    • Unnamed island39 m · 0.1 km²
    • Unnamed island34 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island35 m · 0.02 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.010.11Unnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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