Lyall Islands
Group of four islands outside the entrance to Yule Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica
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::summary Group of four islands outside the entrance to Yule Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lyall Islands |
| pushpin_map | Antarctica |
| pushpin_label | Lyall Islands |
| pushpin_relief | y |
| coordinates | |
| location | Pacific Ocean |
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| name = Lyall Islands | image_name = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | pushpin_map = Antarctica | pushpin_label = Lyall Islands | pushpin_relief = y | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | etymology = | location = Pacific Ocean | area_km2 = | length_km = | width_km = Lyall Islands () is a group of four islands, Unger Island, Surgeon Island, Novosad Island and Hughes Island, lying just outside the entrance to Yule Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Exploration and naming
The Lyall Islands were discovered by Captain James Clark Ross, 1841, who named the group for David Lyall (1817–1895), MD, RN, FLS, Assistant Surgeon on the Terror. In keeping with this, the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) has named some of the individual islands and nearby features for surgeons who have worked in Antarctica.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/C70192s1_Yule_Bay.jpg" caption="Lyall Islands east of Yule Bay in the center"] ::
The Lyall Islands are in the Pacific Ocean to the north of Tapsell Foreland and east of Yule Bay and the Davis Ice Piedmont. From west to east they are Unger Island, Surgeon Island, Novosad Island and Hughes Island.
Islands
Unger Island
Surgeon Island
Novosad Island
Hughes Island
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-03-06 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C70192s1_Yule_Bay.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-07 |title=Yule Bay |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref= }}
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