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Myriad Islands () is a scattered group of small islands and rocks extending for about 5 nautical miles (9 km), lying west of the
Dannebrog Dannebrog (until the mid-20th century often spelled Danebrog) may refer to: Flags and orders * The flag of Denmark * Order of the Dannebrog (), a Royal Danish decoration Places * Dannebrog Island, an island in Greenland * Dannebrog Islands, ...
and
Vedel Islands The Vedel Islands () are a group of small islands lying west of Hovgaard Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. Location The Vedel Islands are off the Graham Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. They are in the Wilhelm Archipelago, so ...
in the
Wilhelm Archipelago The Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica. Wilhelm Archipelago consists of numerous islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island (Antarctica), Hovgaard Is ...
. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. So named by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
(UK-APC) in 1959 because of the very many islands in the group.


Islands in the group

* Final Island * Flank Island * Kostilka Island


See also

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List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. * Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the Antarctic Plate, and south of the Antarctic Convergence. According to the terms of the ...
Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago {{WilhelmArchipelago-geo-stub