Rigsby Islands

The Rigsby Islands lie in the entrance of Buchanan Passage, off the north-east coast of Adelaide Island in the British Antarctic Territory

The islands were photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1947-1948, and by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition of 1956-1957. They were surveyed from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Detaille Island in 1958

The name given to the islands is after Dr George Pierce Rigsby (b. 1915), an American glaciologist who specialized in the investigation of ice-crystal structure and the plasticity of ice, and designed a universal stage for ice petrofabrics. The name was chosen in association with the names of glaciologists grouped in this area.

Location

• Location map: 66°39’18"S, 67°38’36"W

References

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