Dailey Islands

Dailey Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 77°53′S 165°8′E / 77.883°S 165.133°E / -77.883; 165.133Coordinates: 77°53′S 165°8′E / 77.883°S 165.133°E / -77.883; 165.133
Total islands 5
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Dailey Islands are a group of small volcanic islands lying off the coast of Victoria Land, 9 kilometres (5 nmi) northeast of Cape Chocolate, in the northern part of the ice shelf bordering McMurdo Sound. They were discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, and named for Fred E. Dailey, the expedition carpenter.[1]

The Dailey Islands are:

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dailey Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "West Dailey Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Juergens Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hatcher Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Uberuaga Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Kuechle Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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