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 | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 77°39′S 166°24′E |
Archipelago | Ross Archipelago |
Total islands | 4 |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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
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- 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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