Wigg Islands
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°32′S 62°34′E / 67.533°S 62.567°E |
Total islands | 6 |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Wigg Islands is a group of six small islands, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) northwest of the Flat Islands in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Mesteinene (the middle stones). In 1962 they were renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Dr. D.R. Wigg, medical officer at Mawson Station.
See also
[edit]This article incorporates public domain material from "Wigg Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.