Palmer Archipelago , also known as Antarctic Archipelago , Archipiélago Palmer , Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln , is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It extends from Tower Island in the north to Anvers Island in the south. It is separated by the Gerlache and Bismarck straits from the Antarctic Peninsula and Wilhelm Archipelago , respectively. The archipelago is in the British , Chilean , and Argentine Claims .
5-560: (Redirected from Davis Islands ) Davis Island may refer to: Landforms [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) Asia [ edit ] Davis Island (Mergui Archipelago) North America [ edit ] Davis Island (Connecticut) Witch Island (a.k.a. Davis Island), Maine Davis Island (Mississippi) Davis Island (Pennsylvania) Oceania [ edit ] Davis Island, New Zealand , Auckland Islands Davis Land ,
10-487: A phantom island Townships [ edit ] Davis Islands (Tampa) , a neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, U.S. Davis Island Town Site, Island Falls, Saskatchewan , Canada See also [ edit ] David Island , Antarctica Davids Island (disambiguation) , several places [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
15-616: Is an island about 3.7 km (2 nmi) long, situated in a position which blocks much of the channel between Brabant Island and Liège Island , in the Palmer Archipelago . It is separated from Liège Island on the north by Zlogosh Passage , and from Albena Peninsula , Brabant Island on the south by Sumer Passage . The island was photographed and roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition , 1897–99. The naming, by J.B. Charcot , leader of
20-662: The French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05 , honors Walter G. Davis , director of the Argentine government meteorological office at the time of the French exploration. This Palmer Archipelago location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Palmer Archipelago Palmer Archipelago is located at 64°15′S 62°50′W / 64.250°S 62.833°W / -64.250; -62.833 . Adrien de Gerlache , leader of
25-489: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Davis_Island&oldid=958944321 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago) Davis Island
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