Sanctuary Islands
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sanctuary-islands-298-15658533
title:
Sanctuary Islands
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Sanctuary Islands is a group of small islands lying just off the west side of Chavez Island, 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southwest of Link Stack, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 because these islands provided sheltered camping sites for Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) sledging parties from the Prospect Point station in 1957, an
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Group of islands in Antarctica
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_Islands
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2022-04-29T00:44:22Z
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