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| − | The '''Wideopen Islands''' are a group of islands and rocks lying seven nautical miles north of [[Boreal Point]] of [[Joinville Island]], of the northern tip of [[Graham Land]] in the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. | + | The '''Wideopen Islands''' are a group of islands and rocks lying seven nautical miles north of [[Boreal Point]] of [[Joinville Island]], and a little to the east of [[D'Urville Island]], off the northern tip of [[Graham Land]] in the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. |
| − | The islands were roughly surveyed from a distance by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1953-54. They were | + | |
| + | The islands rise up to 200 feet above sea level, lying off the north-east entrance of Larsen Channel | ||
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| + | The islands were roughly surveyed from a distance by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1953-54 from "Hope Bay". They were photographed from the air by Falkland islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956-57, and the name 'Wideopen Islets' was applied to the whole group because of its exposed and isolated position on the south side of [[Bransfield Strait]]. The name 'Wideopne Islands' was approved by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
| − | *Location map: {{wmap|-63|-55. | + | *Location map: {{wmap|-63.0004|-55.8098}} |
*{{basgaz}} | *{{basgaz}} | ||
[[Category:Joinville Island Group]] | [[Category:Joinville Island Group]] | ||
[[Category:Islands of the British Antarctic Territory]] | [[Category:Islands of the British Antarctic Territory]] | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 18 February 2018
The Wideopen Islands are a group of islands and rocks lying seven nautical miles north of Boreal Point of Joinville Island, and a little to the east of D'Urville Island, off the northern tip of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory.
The islands rise up to 200 feet above sea level, lying off the north-east entrance of Larsen Channel
The islands were roughly surveyed from a distance by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1953-54 from "Hope Bay". They were photographed from the air by Falkland islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956-57, and the name 'Wideopen Islets' was applied to the whole group because of its exposed and isolated position on the south side of Bransfield Strait. The name 'Wideopne Islands' was approved by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958.
Outside links
- Location map: 63°0’1"S, 55°48’35"W
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Wideopen Islands
