Rigel Skerries () is a chain of islands and rocks in the northwest part of the
Oygarden Group, lying in the south part of the entrance to
Edward VIII Bay Edward VIII Bay is a bay about in extent, located between Edward VIII Plateau (a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula near Magnet Bay) and the Øygarden Group of islands in Antarctica. The head of the bay is occupied by the Edward VIII Ice Shel ...
in
Antarctica. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the
Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Utskjera (the outer skerries). The group was first visited by an ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
) party in 1954; these skerries were renamed by
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after the star Rigel which was used for an astrofix in the vicinity.
Islands of Kemp Land
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