Sigma Islands

Sigma Islands
Sigma Islands

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°16′S 62°55′W / 64.267°S 62.917°W / -64.267; -62.917Coordinates: 64°16′S 62°55′W / 64.267°S 62.917°W / -64.267; -62.917
Archipelago Melchior Islands,
Palmer Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Sigma Islands is a group of small islands and rocks which lie 5.6 km (3 nmi) north of Eta Island and mark the north limit of the Melchior Islands, in the Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of these islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943.

See also

References

     This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sigma Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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