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Archipelago

    65°40′S 65°37′W

    Vize Islands

    Part of Biscoe Islands

    5 nmi) south of Karelin Islands, off the east side of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957.

    Overview

    Wiese Islands is a group of small islands lying 4.6 km (2.5 nmi) south of Karelin Islands, off the east 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 Vladimir Wiese, Soviet climatologist and oceanographer, a pioneer of ice forecasting methods and author of numerous works on 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 island122 m · 1.1 km²
    • Unnamed island68 m · 0.26 km²
    • Unnamed island26 m · 0.16 km²
    • Unnamed island27 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island34 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island25 m · 0.05 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.010.1110Unnamed island: 1.1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.26 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island1.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.26 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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