Screen Islands
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Screen Islands is a group of islands extending northwest from Aguda Point
for 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) across the entrance to Hidden Bay
, off the west coast of Graham Land
. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, 1897-99. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because they form a screen across the entrance to Hidden Bay.
Aguda Point
Aguda Point , also variously known as Eclipse Point, Punta Natho or Punta Larga, is a point forming the east side of the entrance to Hidden Bay, on the northeast coast of Kiev Peninsula, Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache, 1897–99...
for 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) across the entrance to Hidden Bay
Hidden Bay
Hidden Bay is a bay 3 nautical miles long, lying between Cape Renard and Aguda Point on the northeast coast of Kiev Peninsula, Graham Land. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache 1897-99...
, off the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. First charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Gerlache, 1897-99. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because they form a screen across the entrance to Hidden Bay.