3-780: Myriad Islands ( 65°5′S 64°25′W / 65.083°S 64.417°W / -65.083; -64.417 ) is a scattered group of small islands and rocks extending for about 5 nautical miles (9 km), lying west of the Dannebrog and Vedel Islands in the Wilhelm Archipelago . Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 because of
6-759: A group of islands and rocks lying between the Wauwermans Islands and the Vedel Islands in the Wilhelm Archipelago . The Wilhelm Archipelago was first sighted and named by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann , 1873–74, and was resighted and the whole archipelago named the Dannebrog Islands by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition , 1897–99, under Gerlache , in appreciation of support given to Gerlache by Denmark . Dallmann's original naming has been retained for
9-405: The very many islands in the group. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Myriad Islands" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This Wilhelm Archipelago location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dannebrog Islands The Dannebrog Islands are
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