Rho Islands

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The Rho Islands are a group of small islands and rocks which lie immediately north of Lambda Island in the Melchior Islands, the latter a cluster of islands between Anvers Island and Brabant Island amongst the larger Palmer Archipelago west of Graham Land in the British Antarctic Territory.

The name, derived from the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of these islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943.

Location

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Rho Islands
The Melchior Islands, British Antarctic Territory

ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩAndersen HarbourMelchior HarbourPeace IslandThe Sound