Danger Islands

Location of the Danger Islands

The Danger Islands are a group of islets forming part of the Joinville Island Group off the northern tip of the Trinity Peninsula of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory.

The islands lie to the south-east of Joinville Island, and include:

• Heroina Island
• Beagle Island
• Comb Island
• Darwin Island
• Platter Island
• Earle Island and
• Dixey Rock

These isles were roughly charted by James Ross on 28 December 1842, and named 'Danger Isles' because they were concealed by heavy pack ice until his ship was almost upon them. The islands were surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from 'Hope Bay', 1958-61.

Location

• Location map: 63°25’24"S, 54°41’32"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Danger Islands