3-610: The Amiot Islands are two groups of islands and rocks, the Ward Islands and Cumbers Reef , respectively, lying 17 kilometres (9 nmi) west of Cape Adriasola , Adelaide Island , Antarctica . They were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10 , and were named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for A. Amiot , engineering director of the French Montevideo Co ., Montevideo, Uruguay , which made repairs on
6-862: Is a group of two small islands and off-lying rocks forming the southern part of the Amiot Islands , off the southwest part of Adelaide Island . Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Herbert G.V. Ward , chief engineer of RRS John Biscoe , 1948–1962, which ship assisted the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit which charted this group in 1963. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Ward Islands" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This Adelaide Island location article
9-641: The ship Pourquoi-Pas . The islands were more accurately charted by the British Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit in 1963. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Amiot Islands" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Adelaide Island location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ward Islands Ward Islands ( 67°38′S 69°35′W / 67.633°S 69.583°W / -67.633; -69.583 )
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