Dellbridge Islands

The Dellbridge Islands are a group of four islands in the Antarctic,[1] just south of Cape Evans and Ross Island.

Dellbridge Islands
From left to right: Tent, Inaccessible, Big Razorback and Little Razorback islands
Dellbridge Islands is located in Antarctica
Dellbridge Islands
Dellbridge Islands
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates77°39′S 166°24′E
ArchipelagoRoss Archipelago
Total islands4
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

They are individually called Inaccessible Island, Tent Island, Big Razorback Island, and Little Razorback Island. They are named after James H Dellbridge who was Second Engineer on the Discovery Expedition 1900 - 1904, led by Robert Falcon Scott.

See also

References

  1. Fletcher; Lazarus Fletcher; Francis Jeffrey Bell (1907). Natural history; Volume 1 of Natural History: Voyage of the S.S. Discovery Under Capt. R.F. Scott. University of California: British Museum (Natural History). p. 16.

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