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Archipelago

    65°47′S 66°16′W

    Thomsen Islands

    Part of Biscoe Islands

    7 km) southwest of Speerschneider Point, off the west side of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957.

    Overview

    Thomsen Islands (65°47′S 66°16′W) is a group of small islands lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Speerschneider Point, off the west side of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Helge Thomsen, Danish meteorologist, who, for a number of years beginning in 1946, was responsible for editing Dansk Meteorologisk Institut's annual reports on the state of the sea ice in the Arctic.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    6

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

    • Unnamed island0.16 km²
    • Unnamed island0.15 km²
    • Unnamed island0.12 km²
    • Unnamed island0.1 km²
    • Unnamed island0.1 km²
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²

    Figures

    Islands by area

    0.010.11Unnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.15 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.15 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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