Wollesen Islands

Wollesen Islands

Wollesen Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°31′S 62°41′E / 67.517°S 62.683°E / -67.517; 62.683Coordinates: 67°31′S 62°41′E / 67.517°S 62.683°E / -67.517; 62.683
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Wollesen Islands are a group of small islands at the entrance of Holme Bay, about 1.9 km (1 nmi) west of Azimuth Islands. First mapped from air photographs by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped from air photos by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions). Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for C. Wollesen Petersen, radio officer on the Thala Dan and Nella Dan on nine ANARE relief voyages.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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