Preston Island
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Preston Island is the largest of the Henkes Islands
, lying off the south end of Adelaide Island
. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 for Frank Preston, British Antarctic Survey
(BAS) officer in charge and surveyor at Adelaide station, 1961-62, and member of the first party to winter there.
Henkes Islands
Henkes Islands is a group of small islands and rocks 2 nautical miles in extent, lying 1 nautical mile southwest of Avian Island, close off the south extremity of Adelaide Island. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot, and named by him for one of the Norwegian...
, lying off the south end 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...
. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 for Frank Preston, British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
(BAS) officer in charge and surveyor at Adelaide station, 1961-62, and member of the first party to winter there.