
Argentine Islands
(Wilhelm Archipelago)
British Antarctic Territory
Location: 65° 14' 45" S 64° 16' 22" W
separated from Graham Coast by Penola Strait and including, from NE to SW, Fanfare, Irizar, Uruguay, Forge, Grotto, Corner, Galindez, Winter, Shelter, Skua, Leopard and Black islands and The Barchans, were roughly charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05; named Îles Argentines after the Republic of Argentina. The islands were further charted in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, and shown as Îles Argentine or Îles Argentines to include the present Anagram, Cruls and Roca islands. The islands were recharted by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1935-36 and shown in accordance with their present definition. The islands were surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1958-61. The islands were further charted by an RN Hydrographic Survey Unit from HMS Protector in 1964-65.