Vedel Islands

Vedel Islands

Vedel Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°7′S 64°15′W
Archipelago	Wilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Vedel Islands is a group of small islands lying 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) west of Hovgaard Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The largest island of this group was discovered in 1898 and given the name Vedel by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache. The French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot charted the remaining islands in 1904, and again in 1909, when the name was extended to include the entire group.

Islands in the group

• Bager Island
• Friedburginsel
• Kamera Island
• Klamer Island
• Kormoran Island
• Kostenurka Island
• Lapa Island
• Pate Island
• Rak Island

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Vedel Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.