Wilhelm Archipelago

Wilhelm Archipelago

Location of the Wilhelm Archipelago

Booth Island from the south, Lemaire Channel barely visible on the right

The Wilhelm Archipelago (65°8′S 64°20′W / 65.133°S 64.333°W / -65.133; -64.333Coordinates: 65°8′S 64°20′W / 65.133°S 64.333°W / -65.133; -64.333) is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.

Wilhelm Archipelago consists of numerous islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends from Bismarck Strait southwest to Lumus Rock, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74. He named them for Wilhelm I, then German Emperor and King of Prussia.

See also

Southwind Passage

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