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The Adolph Islands are a group of small islands and rocks off northwest Watkins Island, in the Biscoe Islands. Mapped from air photos by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956–57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for the American Edward F. Adolph, Professor of Physiology, University of Rochester, 1948–60, who specialized in the reactions of the human body to cold.[1]

Adolph Islands

Adolph Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°19′S 67°11′W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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[de] Adolph Islands

Die Adolph Islands (in Argentinien Islotes Adolph) sind eine Gruppe kleiner Inseln und Klippenfelsen vor der Nordwestküste von Watkins Island und Teil der Biscoe-Inseln vor der Antarktischen Halbinsel.[1]

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