3-547: The Adolph Islands are a group of small islands and rocks off northwest Watkins Island , in the Biscoe Islands . Mapped from air photos by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956–57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for the American Edward F. Adolph , Professor of Physiology, University of Rochester , 1948–60, who specialized in
6-601: The Biscoe Islands . The island was first mapped by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot , 1903–05 and 1908–10, but remained unnamed until resighted by the BGLE under Rymill, 1934–1937. He gave the name Mikkelsen Island after Ejnar Mikkelsen , Danish Arctic explorer. In applying the name, Rymill was unaware of the existence of Mikkelsen Islands 75 mi (121 km) southwestward, named in 1908–1910 by Charcot. To avoid confusion of
9-493: The reactions of the human body to cold. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Adolph Islands" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Biscoe Islands location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Watkins Island Watkins Island is a low lying, ice-covered island 5 miles (8 km) long, lying 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Lavoisier Island in
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