Palmer Archipelago
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Palmer Archipelago is located at 64°15′S 62°50′W / 64.250°S 62.833°W.
History
Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899), discovered the archipelago in 1898. He named it Archipelago Palmer for American Captain Nathaniel Palmer, who navigated these waters in 1820.
Both Argentina and the United Kingdom have operated research stations there.
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Islands
The archipelago includes:
- Abbott Island
- Amsler Island
- Anvers Island
- Auguste Island
- Bob Island
- Brabant Island
- Buff Island
- Chionis Island
- Christiania Islands
- Chukovezer Island
- Cobalcescou Island
- Cormorant Island
- Davis Island
- Dink Island
- Doumer Island
- Dream Island
- Emen Island
- Fridtjof Island
- Gand Island
- Halfway Island
- Hermit Island
- Hoseason Island
- Humble Island
- Imelin Island
- Janus Island
- Joubin Islands
- Kalotina Island
- Lapteva Island
- Lecointe Island
- Litchfield Island
- Liège Island
- Masteyra Island
- Melchior Islands
- Alpha Island
- Beta Island
- Bremen Island
- Delta Island
- Epsilon Island
- Eta Island
- Gamma Island
- Kappa Island
- Lambda Island
- Omega Island
- Pabellon Island
- Pi Islands
- Psi Islands
- Rho Islands
- Sigma Islands
- Tau Islands
- Theta Islands
- Tripod Island
- Ohlin Island
- Pampa Island
- Petrelik Island
- Raklitsa Island
- Rogulyat Island
- Soatris Island
- Spert Island
- Spume Island
- Temenuga Island
- Tetrad Islands
- Torgersen Island
- Tower Island
- Trebishte Island
- Trinity Island
- Two Hummock Island
- Vázquez Island
- Vromos Island
- Walsham Rocks
- Wiencke Island
- Yoke Island
- Zigzag Island
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