Welcome Islands
53°58′S 37°29′W / 53.967°S 37.483°W / -53.967; -37.483
The Welcome Islands (Spanish: Islas Bienvenido) are a small rocky archipelago to the north of the main island of South Georgia. They are to the east of Bird Island.
They are 6.4 km (4 mi) west-northwest of Cape Buller, off the north coast of South Georgia. These islands were discovered by Captain James Cook in 1775. The name dates back to at least 1912 and is now well established.
The highest point in the islands is 88 m (289 ft)
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S
- Whalers Passage
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Welcome Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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- Black Rocks
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- Cooper Island
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- Grassholm
- Kupriyanov Islands
- Pickersgill Islands
- Prion Island
- Saddle Island
- Shag Rocks
- South Georgia Island
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- Admiralty Peak
- Allardyce Range
- Barff Peninsula
- Fortuna Glacier
- Gold Harbour
- Larsen Harbour
- Mount Baume
- Mount Belinda
- Mount Cunningham
- Mount Paget
- Mount Roots
- Orca Peak
- Peggotty Bluff
- Salisbury Plain
- Salvesen Range
- Southern Thule
- Thatcher Peninsula
- Bay of Isles
- Stromness Bay
- Cumberland Bay
- Possession Bay
- Busen Point
53°58′S 37°29′W / 53.967°S 37.483°W / -53.967; -37.483
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