Auster Islands

Auster Island
Auster Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°25′S 63°50′E / 67.417°S 63.833°E / -67.417; 63.833Coordinates: 67°25′S 63°50′E / 67.417°S 63.833°E / -67.417; 63.833
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Auster Islands are a group of small islands at the northeast end of the Robinson Group, located 10 km (5.5 nmi) north of Cape Daly, Mac. Robertson Land. They were mapped from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) surveys and from air photos 195966, and so named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia because of the nearness of the islands to Auster rookery, and because they have provided a camp site for ANARE parties visiting the rookery.

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