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Vedel Islands
Vedel Islands is located in Antarctica
Vedel Islands
Vedel Islands
Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 65°7′S 64°15′W / 65.117°S 64.250°W / -65.117; -64.250
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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Islotes Vedel para niños

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