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Karelin Islands

Coordinates: 65°35′S 65°35′W / 65.583°S 65.583°W / -65.583; -65.583
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Karelin Islands
Karelin Islands is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Karelin Islands
Karelin Islands
Location in Antarctica
Karelin Islands is located in Antarctica
Karelin Islands
Karelin Islands
Karelin Islands (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°35′S 65°35′W / 65.583°S 65.583°W / -65.583; -65.583
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Karelin Islands are a group of islands 6 km (3 nmi) in extent, lying 6 km (3 nmi) southeast of Tula Point, Renaud Island, in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica. They were first accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957, and were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 for Dmitriy Karelin (1913–1953), a Soviet meteorologist and pioneer of research on sea ice recording and forecasting.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Karelin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

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