Øygarden Group

Øygarden Group

Øygarden Group Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°58′S 57°25′E / 66.967°S 57.417°E / -66.967; 57.417Coordinates: 66°58′S 57°25′E / 66.967°S 57.417°E / -66.967; 57.417
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Øygarden Group is a group of rocky, irregular islands which extends about 20 kilometres (11 nmi) in an east-west direction, lying in the southern part of the entrance to Edward VIII Bay. First sighted in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RSS William Scoresby, and considered by them to be part of the mainland. They were charted as islands by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January–February 1937, and named Øygarden, a descriptive term for a protective chain of islands lying along and off the coast.

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