Vincent Islands

Vincent Islands (54°9′S 37°16′W / 54.150°S 37.267°WCoordinates: 54°9′S 37°16′W / 54.150°S 37.267°W) is a small group of islands at the head of King Haakon Bay on the south side of South Georgia. Roughly charted by the British expedition under Shackleton, 1914–16, and surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for J. Vincent, boatswain of the Endurance, 1914–16, who accompanied Shackleton in the James Caird from Elephant Island to King Haakon Bay.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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