Location Antarctica Total islands over 60 Length 43.527 km (27.0464 mi) | Archipelago Biscoe Islands Major islands 6 Area 478.4 km² | |
Islands Renaud Island, Rabot Island, Lavoisier Island | ||
Biscoe Islands is a series of islands, of which the principal ones are Renaud, Lavoisier (named Serrano by Chile and Mitre by Argentina), Watkins, Krogh, Pickwick and Rabot, lying parallel to the west coast of Graham Land and extending 150 km (81 nmi) between Southwind Passage on the northeast and Matha Strait on the southwest. Another group of islands are the Adolph Islands.
Map of Renaud, Antarctica
The islands are named for John Biscoe, commander of a British expedition which explored the islands on February 17 and February 18, 1832.
References
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