Wauwermans Islands is a group of small, low, snow-covered islands forming the northernmost group in the

Wilhelm Archipelago The Wilhelm Archipelago is an island archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica. Wilhelm Archipelago consists of numerous islands, the largest of which are Booth Island and Hovgaard Island. The archipelago extends f ...

. Discovered by a German expedition 1873–74, under Dallmann. Sighted by the

Belgian Antarctic Expedition The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–1899 was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region. Led by Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery aboard the RV ''Belgica'', it was the first Belgian Antarctic expedition and is considered the firs ...

, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named for Lieutenant General Wauwermans, president of the

Société Royale Belge de Géographie The ''Société Royale Belge de Géographie'' (In English, the ''Royal Belgian Geographical Society'') or SRBG, is a Belgian learned society which works to promote geographical sciences. History The Société was founded on 27 August 1876 as th ...

, a supporter of the expedition.

Islands in group

* Brown Island * Friar Island * Guido Island * Heed Rock * Host Island * Knight Island *

Kril Island Kril Island ( bg, остров Крил, ostrov Kril, ) is the mostly ice-covered island 1.2 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 310 m wide in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula reg ...

* Lobel Island * Manciple Island * Mida Island * Prevot Island * Prioress Island * Reeve Island * Sinclair Island * Squire Island * Vetrilo Rocks * Wednesday Island * Yato Rocks * Zherav Island

Islands in group

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