Omicron Islands

Omicron Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°21′S 62°55′W / 64.350°S 62.917°W / -64.350; -62.917Coordinates: 64°21′S 62°55′W / 64.350°S 62.917°W / -64.350; -62.917
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Omicron Islands is a group of small islands and rocks which lie close southeast of Omega Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of these islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943.

See also

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Omicron Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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