The Debenham Islands are a group of islands and

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lying between Millerand Island and the west coast of

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. The Debenham Islands were discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) (1934–37) under

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; the BGLE base was on

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, in the center of the group, during part of this time. They were named for

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, who served as a member of the BGLE Advisory Committee. The Argentinian

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is located on

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* Islands of Graham Land Fallières Coast {{FallièresCoast-geo-stub

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