Leonie Islands
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Leonie Islands is a group of small islands lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay
along the southeast side of Adelaide Island
. The French Antarctic Expedition
under Charcot, 1908–10, discovered these islands and gave the name Leonie to the largest island. The British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37, extended the coverage of the name to the entire group.
Ryder Bay
Ryder Bay is a bay 6 nautical miles wide at its mouth and indenting 4 nautical miles , lying 5 nautical miles east of Mount Gaudry on the southeast coast of Adelaide Island. The Leonie Islands lie across the mouth of this bay. Discovered and first surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic...
along the southeast side of Adelaide Island
Adelaide Island
Adelaide Island or Isla Adelaida or Isla Belgrano is a large, mainly ice-covered island, long and wide, lying at the north side of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island lies within the Argentine, British and Chilean Antarctic claims, at .Adelaide Island was...
. The French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
under Charcot, 1908–10, discovered these islands and gave the name Leonie to the largest island. The British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
(BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37, extended the coverage of the name to the entire group.