William Scoresby Archipelago
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William Scoresby Archipelago is a group of islands which extends northward from the coast just east of William Scoresby Bay
. The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay
, Couling and Sheehan Islands
. Most of the islands in this archipelago
were discovered in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations
personnel on the RSS William Scoresby. They named the group after their ship.
William Scoresby Bay
William Scoresby Bay is a coastal embayment at the western side of William Scoresby Archipelago, Antarctica. It is 5 mi long and 3.5 mi wide, with shores marked by steep rock headlands and snow-free hills rising to 210 m. The practical limits of the bay are extended 4 mi northward from the coast by...
. The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay
Islay (Antarctica)
Islay is an island long, lying north of Bertha Island in the William Scoresby Archipelago. It was discovered in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the William Scoresby, who probably named it after Islay in the Hebrides....
, Couling and Sheehan Islands
Sheehan Islands
Sheehan Islands is a group of small islands lying at the southeast side of Islay in the William Scoresby Archipelago. Discovered on February 18, 1931, by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson. He named one of the group Sheehan Nunatak after Sir Harry...
. Most of the islands in this archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
were discovered in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the RSS William Scoresby. They named the group after their ship.