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The '''Oliphant Islands''' are a group of small, ice-free islands and rocks lying south of [[Gourlay Peninsula]], the south-eastern extremity of [[Signy Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. The [[Dove Channel, Oliphant Islands|Dove Channel]] extends through this group in a general east-west direction. | The '''Oliphant Islands''' are a group of small, ice-free islands and rocks lying south of [[Gourlay Peninsula]], the south-eastern extremity of [[Signy Island]] in the [[South Orkney Islands]]. The [[Dove Channel, Oliphant Islands|Dove Channel]] extends through this group in a general east-west direction. | ||
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The Oliphant Islands are a group of small, ice-free islands and rocks lying south of Gourlay Peninsula, the south-eastern extremity of Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands. The Dove Channel extends through this group in a general east-west direction.
The group was roughly charted in 1912-13 by Petter Sørlle, the Norwegian whaling captain, and again in 1933 by Discovery Investigations personnel. It was surveyed in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and named by them for Professor Marcus L.E. Oliphant, then professor of physics at the University of Birmingham; later director of the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University, who gave assistance to the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in obtaining equipment.
- Location map: 60°44’10"S, 45°35’38"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Oliphant Islands