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Owston Islands (66°23′S 66°6′W) is a group of small islands lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Darbel Islands in Crystal Sound. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1958–59). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for P. G. Owston, British crystallographer who has interpreted x-ray diffraction work on ice in terms of structure and movement of molecules.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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[de] Owston-Inseln

Die Owston-Inseln sind eine Gruppe kleiner Inseln vor der Loubet-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Im Crystal Sound liegen sie 1,5 km westlich der Darbel-Inseln vor der Einfahrt zur Darbel Bay.

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- [en] Owston Islands

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