Willis Islands

The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. ^[1]

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1. 25 relations: Antarctic fur seal, Atlantic Ocean, Bird Island, South Georgia, British Overseas Territories, Commanding officer, Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Discovery Investigations, First lieutenant, HMS Owen (K640), Hydrographic survey, James Cook, Låvebrua Island, List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Pyramidal peak, Royal Navy, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Shoal, South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia Survey, Stewart Strait, Territorial claims in Antarctica, Thomas Willis (sailor), Tussock grass, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee.

2. Islands of South Georgia
3. Uninhabited islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Antarctic fur seal

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Bird Island, South Georgia

Bird Island (Isla Pájaro) is long and wide, separated from the western end of South Georgia by Bird Sound. Willis Islands and Bird Island, South Georgia are islands of South Georgia.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.

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Commanding officer

The commanding officer (CO) or commander, or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG) or general officer commanding (GOC), is the officer in command of a military unit.

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Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features.

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Discovery Investigations

The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.

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First lieutenant

First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment.

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HMS Owen (K640)

HMS Owen was a frigate built for the Royal Navy during World War 2.

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Hydrographic survey

Hydrographic survey is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore wind farms, offshore oil exploration and drilling and related activities.

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James Cook

Captain James Cook (– 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.

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Låvebrua Island

Låvebrua Island is an island, high, lying east of South Point, Deception Island, in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica.

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List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.

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Pyramidal peak

A pyramidal peak, sometimes called a glacial horn in extreme cases, is an angular, sharply pointed mountain peak which results from the cirque erosion due to multiple glaciers diverging from a central point.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council (ISC).

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Shoal

In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material, and rises from the bed of a body of water close to the surface or above it, which poses a danger to navigation.

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South Georgia

South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Willis Islands and South Georgia are islands of South Georgia.

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

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South Georgia Survey

The South Georgia Survey was a series of expeditions to survey and map the island of South Georgia, led by Duncan Carse between 1951 and 1957.

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Stewart Strait

Stewart Strait is a strait 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide between Bird Island and the Willis Islands, off the west end of South Georgia.

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Territorial claims in Antarctica

Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica.

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Thomas Willis (sailor)

Thomas Willis (1756-1797) was a sailor with the Second voyage of James Cook.

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Tussock grass

Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae.

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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).

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See also

Islands of South Georgia

• Albatross Island (South Georgia)
• Annenkov Island
• Bird Island, South Georgia
• Black Rock, South Georgia
• Brøde Island
• Brain Island
• Brutus Island
• Clerke Rocks
• Coal Island, South Georgia
• Cooper Island
• Crescent Island
• Dot Island (South Georgia)
• Grass Island, South Georgia
• Harcourt Island
• Inner Lee Island
• Invisible Island
• Jomfruene
• Kupriyanov Islands
• McCarthy Island (South Georgia)
• McNish Island
• Mollyhawk Island
• Nilsen Island
• Outer Lee Island
• Petrel Island (South Georgia)
• Pickersgill Islands
• Prion Island
• Saddle Island, South Georgia
• Samuel Islands
• Shag Rocks (South Georgia)
• Skrap Skerries
• Skua Island
• South Georgia
• Tanner Island
• Tern Island, South Georgia
• The Guides
• Tussock Island
• Vestfold Island
• Vincent Islands
• Welcome Islands
• Willis Islands

Uninhabited islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

• Annenkov Island
• Bellingshausen Island
• Black Rock, South Georgia
• Bristol Island
• Candlemas Island
• Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands
• Cooper Island
• Lazarev Island
• Leskov Island
• Montagu Island
• Pickersgill Islands
• Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands
• Shag Rocks (South Georgia)
• Southern Thule
• Thule Island
• Vindication Island
• Visokoi Island
• Welcome Islands
• Willis Islands
• Zavodovski Island

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Islands

Also known as Acorn Rock, Bryde Rocks, Hall Island, Willis Islands, Heron Passage, Holgate Shoal, Johannesen Point, Main Island, Willis Islands, Proud Island, Pugh Shoal, Ramp Rocks, Tiger Rocks, Trinity Island (Willis Islands), Trinity Island, Willis Islands, Vaughan Island, Verdant Island, Verdant Islands, Willis Islands (South Georgia).

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