Paterson Islands
Paterson Islands is a group of small islands lying 7.4 kilometres (4 nmi) northeast of Klung Islands, 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) southeast of Wiltshire Rocks and Kitney Island, and 5.6 kilometres (3 nmi) southeast of Smith Rocks, close along the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for A.J.F. Paterson, supervisory technician (radio) at Mawson Station, 1963.
  Paterson Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°32′S 63°10′E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
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