Paterson Islands

Paterson Islands

Paterson Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°32′S 63°10′E / 67.533°S 63.167°E / -67.533; 63.167Coordinates: 67°32′S 63°10′E / 67.533°S 63.167°E / -67.533; 63.167
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

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.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Paterson Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).