| Vedel Islands | |
| Map: | Antarctica |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -65.1167°N -79°W |
| Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
The Vedel Islands (-65.1167°N -79°W) are a group of small islands lying west of Hovgaard Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.
The Vedel Islands are off the Graham Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.They are in the Wilhelm Archipelago, southwest of Hovgaard Island and Booth Island, and northeast of the French Passage.They are northwest of Mount Shackleton on the mainland.
The US Defense Mapping Agency's Sailing Directions for Antarctica (1976) describes the Vedel Islands as follows:
The largest island of this group was discovered in 1898 and given the name Vedel Island by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BelgAE) under Adrien de Gerlache. The French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE) under Charcot charted the remaining islands in 1904, and again in 1909, when the name was extended to include the entire group.
Islands in the group, and nearby islands, include
-65.1244°N -64.2647°W.A rocky island long in W-E direction and wide in the Vedel Islands group. Surface area . Situated southwest of Rak Island, west by north of Hovgaard Island, north of Klamer Island, and east-southeast of Flank Island in the Myriad Islands group.So named because of its shape supposedly resembling an excavator ('bager' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
-65.1333°N -64.2167°W.An island west of Booth Island. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1873/74 under Captain Eduard Dallmann (1830-1896).Named after a Hamburg patron of the expedition.
-65.1328°N -64.2572°W.A mostly ice-covered island long in SW-NE direction and wide. Surface area . Situated northwest of Petermann Island, northwest of Kormoran Island, southeast of Klamer Island and west of Pate Island.So named because of its shape supposedly resembling a TV camera ('kamera' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
-65.1319°N -64.2639°W.A rocky island long in SW-NE direction and wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area . Situated northwest of Petermann Island, northwest of Kamera Island and south of Bager Island.So named because of its shape supposedly resembling a paper clip ('klamer' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
-65.1381°N -64.2472°W.A mostly ice-free rocky island extending in a south–north direction and in a west–east direction in the Vedel Islands. Surface area . Situated northwest of Petermann Island, southeast of Kamera Island and southwest of Pate Island.So named because of its shape supposedly resembling a cormorant ('kormoran' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
-65.1228°N -64.2181°W.A mostly ice-covered island long in southwest–northeast direction and wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area . Situated northwest of Hovgaard Island, northwest of Friedburginsel, east-southeast of Rak Island and south of Lapa Island.So named because of its shape supposedly resembling a turtle ('kostenurka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
-65.1172°N -64.2172°W.A mostly ice-covered island long in W-E direction and wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area . Situated northwest of Hovgaard Island, north of Kostenurka Island, east-northeast of Rak Island, and southwest of Lamya Island in the Dannebrog Islands group.So named because of its shape supposedly resembling an animal paw ('lapa' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
-65.1322°N -64.2347°W.A mostly ice-free rocky island long in west–east direction and wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area . Situated northwest of Petermann Island, northeast of Kormoran Island, southeast of Bager Island and southwest of Friedburginsel.So named because of its shape supposedly resembling a baby duck ('pate' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
-65.1214°N -64.2478°W.A rocky island long in west–east direction and wide in the Vedel Islands. Surface area . Situated west-northwest of Hovgaard Island, west-northwest of Kostenurka Island, northeast of Bager Island and west-southwest of Lapa Island.So named because of its shape supposedly resembling a crab ('rak' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
-65.1667°N -78°W. A scattered but distinct group of islands lying west of Petermann Island. Mapped by the FIDS from photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57 and from the helicopter of HMS Protector in March 1958. So named by the UK-APC because the group is scattered.