Dunbar Islands

Dunbar Islands
Not to be confused with Dunbar Island
Dunbar Islands

Dunbar Islands (in the foreground) from Miziya Peak, Livingston Island, with Williams Point on the right and Zed Islands in the background.

Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°28′10″S 60°10′40″W / 62.46944°S 60.17778°W / -62.46944; -60.17778
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Country
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Dunbar Islands is a small group of islands lying southwest of Williams Point, the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica comprising three islands: Balsha Island, Zavala Island and Aspis Island, and several minor islets and rocks. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The islands are named after Captain Thomas Dunbar, Master of the American sealing schooner Free Gift which visited the South Shetland Islands in 1820-21.

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Location

The midpoint of the group is located at 62°28′10″S 60°10′40″W / 62.46944°S 60.17778°W / -62.46944; -60.17778 (British mapping in 1968, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).

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