Wideopen Islands
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EtymologyReference to their exposed, isolated position in the Bransfield Strait
LocationBransfield Strait
Coordinates63°0′S 55°49′W / 63.000°S 55.817°W
ArchipelagoJoinville Island group
  Wideopen Islands | |
| Etymology | Reference to their exposed, isolated position in the Bransfield Strait |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Bransfield Strait |
| Coordinates | 63°0′S 55°49′W / 63.000°S 55.817°W |
| Archipelago | Joinville Island group |
The Wideopen Islands (63°0′S 55°49′W / 63.000°S 55.817°W) are a group of islands and rocks lying 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Boreal Point, Joinville Island, in Antarctica. Roughly surveyed from a distance by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1953–54. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because of their exposed, isolated position on the south side of Bransfield Strait.
The islands are habitat for Adélie, chinstrap, and gentoo penguins.[1]
