10-730: The Anagram Islands ( 65°12′S 64°20′W / 65.200°S 64.333°W / -65.200; -64.333 ( Anagram Islands ) ) are a group of small islands and rocks lying between the Roca Islands and the Argentine Islands , in the Wilhelm Archipelago , Antarctica. The islands are off the Graham Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . The French Passage lies between
20-527: A combination of traditional and modern practices in Antarctic exploration, using both dog teams and motor sledges as well as a single-engine de Havilland Fox Moth aircraft for exploration. Transportation to the Antarctic was in an elderly three-masted sailing ship christened the Penola , which had an unreliable auxiliary engine. Additional supplies were brought on the ship Discovery II . The expedition
30-473: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . British Graham Land Expedition The British Graham Land expedition ( BGLE ) was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 and 1937. Under the leadership of John Rymill , the expedition spent two years in the Antarctic. The expedition determined that Graham Land was a peninsula. The expedition used
40-962: The Vedel Islands to the northeast and the islands that include the Anagram Islands to the southwest. The Betbeder Islands are to the west and the Berthelot Islands to the southeast. The area was charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) under Adrien de Gerlache , 1897–99, the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Jean-Baptiste Charcot , 1903–05 and 1908–10, and the British Graham Land expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill , 1934–37. The names Argentine , Roca and Cruls were variously applied to
50-662: The four island groups on the south side of French Passage . The islands were mapped in detail by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from photographs taken from the helicopter of HMS Protector and from information obtained by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1958, and the three names positioned as originally given by the Belgian and French expeditions. The remaining island group
60-410: The navigable passage between The Barchans [in the Argentine Islands ] and the Anagram Islands. The descriptive name was recommended by UK-APC in 1971. "Spirtle" means to cause to splash. Roca Islands Roca Islands ( 65°11′S 64°27′W / 65.183°S 64.450°W / -65.183; -64.450 ) is a group of small islands between Cruls Islands and Anagram Islands on
70-519: The north side of the island which is a useful navigational mark for vessels using French Passage. Nob is a spelling of knob. 65°12′S 64°22′W / 65.200°S 64.367°W / -65.200; -64.367 . The westernmost of the Anagram Islands. Named by the UK-APC in 1961. "Maranga" is an anagram of the name Anagram. 65°13′S 64°20′W / 65.217°S 64.333°W / -65.217; -64.333 . A rock awash in
80-875: The south side of French Passage in the Wilhelm Archipelago . Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition , 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Julio A. Roca , President of Argentina, 1880–86 and 1898–1904. The name was incorrectly applied to the Anagram Islands by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934–37, but was reidentified with this group after further mapping by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1958. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Roca Islands" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This Wilhelm Archipelago location article
90-495: Was named Anagram Islands by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959, anagram meaning a transposition of parts. Download coordinates as: 65°12′S 64°19′W / 65.200°S 64.317°W / -65.200; -64.317 . The largest of the Anagram Islands. So named by the UK-APC in 1961 because there is a black knob of rock, almost permanently snow free, on
100-578: Was one of the last privately sponsored Antarctic missions, with only part of the cost covered by the UK government. Although the expedition had a very small budget, it was successful in its scientific objectives. Air survey photography and mapping was carried out for 1000 miles (1600 km) of the Graham Land coast. All sixteen members of the landing party received the Polar Medal . The participants of
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