The Asses Ears are a set of three small islands off northwest Robert Island, forming the north part of Potmess Rocks in English Strait, South Shetland Islands. Presumably known to early sealers, the feature was charted and named descriptively by personnel on Discovery II in 1934–35.

Asses Ears

Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands.
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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°19′S 59°45′W
Total islands	3
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• South Shetland Islands

Map

• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

References

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

External links

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

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