Ward Islands
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Group of islands in Antarctica
Ward Islands (67°38′S 69°35′W / 67.633°S 69.583°W / -67.633; -69.583) is a group of two small islands and off-lying rocks forming the southern part of the Amiot Islands, off the southwest part of Adelaide Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Herbert G.V. Ward, chief engineer of RRS John Biscoe, 1948–1962, which ship assisted the Royal Navy Hydrographic Survey Unit which charted this group in 1963.
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