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Biscoe Islands
Biscoe
Islands
is
a series
of
islands
, of which the
principal
ones
are
Renaud
,
Lavoisier
,
Watkins
,
Krogh
,
Pickwick
and
Rabot
,
lying
parallel
to the
west coast
of
Graham Land
and extending between
Southwind Passage
on the
northeast
and
Matha Strait
on the southwest. Another
group of islands
are the
Adolph Islands
.
The islands are named for
John Biscoe
, the
commander
of a
British
expedition
which explored the islands in
February
1832
.