3-562: 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 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
6-580: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cruls Islands The Cruls Islands or Crulls Islands are a group of small islands lying 2 km (1 nmi) west of the Roca Islands in the southern part of the Wilhelm Archipelago . They were discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition , 1897–99, and named by Gerlache for Luís Cruls (also known as Louis Crulls), a Belgian astronomer and later Director of
9-719: 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
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