geo.wikisort.org - IslandRigsby Islands (66°40′S 67°37′W) is a small group of ice-capped islands lying off the northeast coast of Adelaide Island, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Sillard Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) (1947–48) and Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1956–57). Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for George P. Rigsby, American geologist who has specialized in the investigation of ice crystal structure and the plasticity of ice.
Group of islands in Antarctica
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
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| Stations and bases | |
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Hills, peaks,
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| Glaciers |
- Horton Glacier
- Hurley Glacier
- Shambles Glacier
- Sheldon Glacier
- Sloman Glacier
- Turner Glacier
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Other inland
features |
- Back Cirque
- Blümcke Knoll
- Buchia Buttress
- Fletcher Bluff
- McCallum Pass
- Milestone Bluff
- Reptile Ridge
- Stork Ridge
- Window Buttress
- Wright Peninsula
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| Coastal features | |
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| Off-shore | | Islands | |
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| Reefs and banks |
- Box Reef
- Consul Reef
- Cox Reef
- Cumbers Reef
- Ives Bank
- Jennings Reef
- Lord Bank
- Regent Reef
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| Rocks |
- Cavalier Rock
- Cenobite Rocks
- Envoy Rock
- Fitton Rock
- Fullastern Rock
- Glover Rocks
- Hibbert Rock
- Launch Rock
- League Rock
- Mission Rock
- Nueva Rock
- Outlaw Rock
- Patience Rocks
- Skeen Rocks
- Sorpresa Rock
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| Straits |
- Barlas Channel
- Buchanan Passage
- Cole Channel
- Crosse Passage
- Elliott Passage
- The Gullet
- Johnston Passage
- Matha Strait
- Quest Channel
- Tickle Channel
- Woodfield Channel
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Geography of West Antarctica |
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| Areas | |
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| Major ice shelves |
- Abbot Ice Shelf
- Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
- Getz Ice Shelf
- Larsen Ice Shelf
- Ross Ice Shelf
- Sulzberger Ice Shelf
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| Seas and major islands | |
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Antarctica |
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| Geography | | Regions |
- Antarctic Peninsula
- East Antarctica
- West Antarctica
- Biogeographic realm
- Extreme points
- Floristic Kingdom
- Islands
- South Pole
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| Waterways | |
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| Life |
- Flora
- Microorganisms
- Wildlife
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| History |
- Expeditions
- Heroic Age
- Colonization
- World War II
- COVID-19 pandemic
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| Politics |
- Military activity
- Territorial claims
- Treaty System
- National programs
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| Society |
- Crime
- Demographics
- Economy
- Field camps
- Firefighting
- Flags
- Gateway cities
- Midwinter Day
- Protected areas
- Religion
- Research stations
- Telecommunications
- Time
- Tourism
- Transport
- Women
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| Famous explorers |
- Roald Amundsen
- Richard E. Byrd
- Douglas Mawson
- Ui-te-Rangiora
- James Clark Ross
- Robert Falcon Scott
- Ernest Shackleton
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Rigsby Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
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[de] Rigsby-Inseln
Die Rigsby-Inseln sind eine kleine Gruppe vereister Inseln vor der Nordostküste der Adelaide-Insel im Archipel der westantarktischen Adelaide- und Biscoe-Inseln. Sie liegen 3 km südlich der Sillard-Inseln in der Matha-Straße.
- [en] Rigsby Islands
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Rigsby Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
