  Nakaya Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°27′S 66°14′W / 66.450°S 66.233°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Nakaya Islands are a small group of islands in Crystal Sound, about 18 km northeast of Cape Rey, Graham Land in Antarctica.[1] They were named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Ukichiro Nakaya (1900–62), a Japanese Professor of Physics from the University of Hokkaido, who specialized in the field of investigating the structure of ice crystals and snowflakes.
Surveying & Mapping
The islands were photographed from the air by Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) from 1956 to 1957 and then mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) (1958–59).[2]
Flora & Fauna
Various flora and fauna live around the islands such as penguins, krill, Petrels and Mosses.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nakaya Islands: Antarctica". www.geographic.org. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Nakaya Islands". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "all Species within 1.0 degrees of the position". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Nakaya Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.