The East Melchior Islands (64°19′S 62°55′W / 64.317°S 62.917°W / -64.317; -62.917) are a group of small ice-covered islands and rocks which lie east of The Sound in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The islands west of The Sound are called the West Melchior Islands. The name was probably given by Discovery Investigations personnel who roughly charted these islands in 1927. The islands were surveyed by Argentine expeditions in 1942, 1943 and 1948.[1]

East Melchior Islands
East Melchior Islands is located in Antarctic Peninsula
East Melchior Islands
East Melchior Islands
Location on the Antarctic Peninsula
Geography
LocationMelchior Islands
Coordinates64°19′S 62°55′W / 64.317°S 62.917°W / -64.317; -62.917
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago

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  1. ^ "East Melchior Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

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