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The Nakaya Islands are a small group of islands in Crystal Sound, about 18 km northeast of Cape Rey, Graham Land in Antarctica.[1] They were named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Ukichiro Nakaya (1900–62), a Japanese Professor of Physics from the University of Hokkaido, who specialized in the field of investigating the structure of ice crystals and snowflakes.

Nakaya Islands

Nakaya Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°27′S 66°14′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Surveying & Mapping

The islands were photographed from the air by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) from 1956–57 and then mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1958–59).[2]

Flora & Fauna

Various flora and fauna live around the islands such as penguins, krill, Petrels and Mosses.[3]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

На других языках

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[de] Nakaya-Inseln

Die Nakaya-Inseln sind eine kleine Inselgruppe vor der Loubet-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegen 16 km südöstlich des Kap Rey im Crystal Sound.

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- [en] Nakaya Islands

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