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    64°55′S 63°53′W

    Wauwermans Islands

    Part of Wilhelm Archipelago

    Wauwermans Islands is a group of small, low, snow-covered islands forming the northernmost group in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by a German expedition 1873–74, under Dallmann.

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    Wauwermans Islands is a group of small, low, snow-covered islands forming the northernmost group in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by a German expedition 1873–74, under Dallmann. Sighted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named for Lieutenant General Wauwermans, president of the Société Royale Belge de Géographie, a supporter of the expedition.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands13
    • Minor islands7
    • Islets16
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    13

    • Knight Island

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      132 m

      5 nautical miles (3 km) long, lying 1 nautical mile (2 km) west of Reeve Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. The island was shown on an Argentinian government chart of 1950.

    • Reeve Island

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      123 m

      5 nautical miles long, lying between Knight and Friar islands in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 after one of the characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

    • Wednesday Island

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      128 m

      2 mi) long, at the east end of Wauwermans Islands in the north part of Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.

    • Sinclair Island

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      118 m

      Sinclair Island (also known as Chaucer Island in UK usage) is a small island over 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) long in the Wauwermans Islands group of the Wilhelm Archipelago, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It lies about 2.8 kilometres (1.5 nmi) northeast of Reeve Island.

    • Manciple Island

      Area
      0.73 km²
      High point
      109 m

      Manciple Island (64°56′S 63°56′W) is an island lying between Reeve Island and Host Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago of Antarctica. It was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1952.

    • Miller Island

      Area
      0.59 km²
      High point
      103 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.46 km²
      High point
      89 m

    • Brown Island

      Area
      0.36 km²
      High point
      89 m

      Brown Island is a small, brown, almost snow-free island in the southeastern part of the Wauwermans Islands, 4 km (2 nmi) southwest of Wednesday Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago.

    • Guido Island

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      96 m

      Guido Island (64°55′S 63°50′W) is an island lying 1 nautical mile (2 km) northeast of Prioress Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.

    • Friar Island

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      75 m

      Friar Island (64°55′S 63°55′W) is an island lying immediately northeast of Manciple Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1952, but not named.

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      81 m

    • Host Island

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      102 m

      Host Island is an island lying immediately southeast of Manciple Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950.

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      55 m

    Minor islands

    7

    • Lobel Island

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      76 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      46 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.17 km²

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      44 m

    • Prior Island

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      48 m

    • Clear Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Prioress Island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    16
    • Unnamed island47 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island31 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island24 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island47 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island59 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.04 km²
    • Prevot Island7 m · 0.04 km²
    • Hart Miller Island21 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.03 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    1

    Also in the area

    4

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

    • Unnamed island51 m · 0.28 km²
    • Unnamed island51 m · 0.19 km²
    • Unnamed island54 m · 0.19 km²
    • Unnamed island42 m · 0.16 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m132 mKnight128 mWednesday123 mReeve118 mSinclair109 mManciple103 mMiller102 mHost96 mGuido89 mBrown76 mLobel75 mFriar48 mPrior21 mHart Miller7 mPrevot
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.1110Knight: 1.4 km²KnightReeve: 1.4 km²ReeveWednesday: 1.3 km²WednesdaySinclair: 1.1 km²SinclairManciple: 0.73 km²MancipleMiller: 0.59 km²MillerUnnamed island: 0.46 km²Unnamed islandBrown: 0.36 km²BrownGuido: 0.35 km²GuidoFriar: 0.35 km²FriarUnnamed island: 0.29 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.28 km²Unnamed islandHost: 0.24 km²HostUnnamed island: 0.22 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.19 km²Unnamed islandLobel: 0.19 km²LobelUnnamed island: 0.18 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.12 km²Unnamed islandPrior: 0.1 km²PriorUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.09 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandPrevot: 0.04 km²PrevotHart Miller: 0.03 km²Hart MillerUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandHeed Rock: 0.01 km²Heed RockUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale. 2 without a known area.
    Knight Island1.4 km²
    Reeve Island1.4 km²
    Wednesday Island1.3 km²
    Sinclair Island1.1 km²
    Manciple Island0.73 km²
    Miller Island0.59 km²
    Unnamed island0.46 km²
    Brown Island0.36 km²
    Guido Island0.35 km²
    Friar Island0.35 km²
    Unnamed island0.29 km²
    Unnamed island0.28 km²
    Host Island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.22 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.19 km²
    Lobel Island0.19 km²
    Unnamed island0.18 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.12 km²
    Prior Island0.1 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Prevot Island0.04 km²
    Hart Miller Island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Heed Rock0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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