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Coordinates: 66°4′S 65°49′W / 66.067°S 65.817°W / -66.067; -65.817
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'''Saffery Islands''' ({{Coord|66|4|S|65|49|W||display=inline,title}}) is a group of islands extending west from [[Black Head, Antarctica|Black Head]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]].<ref name=":0" /> Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[John Hugh Saffery|J.H. Saffery]], [[Deputy Leader]] and [[Flying Manager]] of the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) which photographed part of the area in 1955–57.<ref name=":0">{{Cite scar|id=111011|name=Saffery Islands|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
'''Saffery Islands''' ({{Coord|66|4|S|65|49|W||display=inline,title}}) is a group of islands extending west from [[Black Head (Graham Land)|Black Head]], off the west coast of [[Graham Land]].<ref name=":0" /> Charted by the [[British Graham Land Expedition]] (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. Named by the [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[John Hugh Saffery|J.H. Saffery]], [[Deputy Leader]] and [[Flying Manager]] of the [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) which photographed part of the area in 1955–57.<ref name=":0">{{Cite scar|id=111011|name=Saffery Islands|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 08:19, 19 February 2024

Saffery Islands (66°4′S 65°49′W / 66.067°S 65.817°W / -66.067; -65.817) is a group of islands extending west from Black Head, off the west coast of Graham Land.[1] Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for J.H. Saffery, Deputy Leader and Flying Manager of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) which photographed part of the area in 1955–57.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Saffery Islands". Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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