• Source: Wilhelm Archipelago

      • The Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.
      Wilhelm Archipelago consists of numerous islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74. He named them for Wilhelm I, then German Emperor and King of Prussia.


      Island groups


      Anagram Islands
      Argentine Islands
      Betbeder Islands
      Cruls Islands
      Dannebrog Islands
      Myriad Islands
      Roca Islands
      Vedel Islands
      Wauwermans Islands
      Yalour Islands


      See also


      Ambrose Rocks
      Bradley Rock
      Guéguen Point
      Petermann Island
      Southwind Passage


      References



      This article incorporates public domain material from "Wilhelm Archipelago". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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