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The Moss Islands are a group of small islands and rocks lying east of Midas Island and north of Apéndice Island in Hughes Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. They were first charted in detail and given the descriptive name "Moos Inseln" (Moss Islands) by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld in 1902.[1]

Moss Islands

Moss Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°9′S 61°3′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

The islands form part of the Cierva Point and offshore islands Important Bird Area and ASPA 134.[2]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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[de] Moos-Inseln

Die Moos-Inseln (englisch Moss Islands, in Chile Islotes López) sind eine Gruppe kleiner Inseln und Klippenfelsen vor der Danco-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. In der Hughes Bay liegen sie östlich von Midas Island und nördlich der Apéndice-Insel.

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- [en] Moss Islands

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