Rho Islands
Rho Islands is a group of small islands and rocks which lie immediately north of Lambda Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lambda Island and Delta Island.
Lambda Island
Island
Lambda Island is an island lying immediately north-west of Delta Island in the Melchior Islands, of the Palmer Archipelago in Antarctica. The island, the largest in the north-western part of the island group, was first roughly charted and named "Île Sourrieu" by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05 under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, but that name has not survived in usage.
Delta Island
Islet
Delta Island is an island 1 kilometre long, lying close southeast of Lambda Island and east of Alpha Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. Delta Island is situated 2½ km south of Rho Islands.
Alpha Island
Islet
Alpha Island, also known as Isla Huidobro, is a small island lying between Epsilon Island and Delta Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. Alpha Island is situated 3 km south of Rho Islands.
Rho Islands
- Type: Island
- Description: Island group in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rho Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rho Islands”
- Chinese: “羅群島”
- Dutch: “Rho Islands”
- French: “îles Rho”
- French: “Îles Rho”
- German: “Rho-Inseln”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rho Islands”
- Spanish: “Rho, Islotes”
- Spanish: “Soler, islotes”
- Swedish: “Rho Islands”
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