64°33′S62°02′W / 64.550°S 62.033°W / -64.550; -62.033.
A small island lying midway between Nansen and Enterprise Islands in Wilhelmina Bay.
The name Bearing or Direction Island was used for this feature by whalers in the area because the island and a rock patch on Nansen Island were used as leading marks when entering Foyn Harbor from the southeast.[4]
Enterprise Island
64°32′S62°00′W / 64.533°S 62.000°W / -64.533; -62.000.
An island 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) long lying at the northeast end of Nansen Island in Wilhelmina Bay.
This island and Nansen Island were first charted as one feature and named "Ile Nansen" by the BelgAE under Gerlache in 1898.
The islands became well known to whalers operating in the area in the early 1900's and the names North and South Nansen Islands were used to distinguish them.
Since Nansen Island has now become established for the larger feature, a new name has been given to the smaller by the UK-APC, commemorating the enterprise of the whalers who made the anchorage at the south side of the island (Foyn Harbor) a major center of summer industry during the period 1916-30.[5]
Gouvernøren Harbor
64°32′S62°00′W / 64.533°S 62.000°W / -64.533; -62.000.
A small harbor indenting the east side of Enterprise Island just west of Pythia Island in Wilhelmina Bay.
The name was applied by whalers using the harbor because the whaling vessel Gouvern0ren I was wrecked there in 1916.[6]
Pythia Island
64°32′S61°59′W / 64.533°S 61.983°W / -64.533; -61.983.
An island 0.2 nautical miles (0.37 km; 0.23 mi) long, the largest of a group of small islands off the east side of Enterprise Island.
Named by the UK-APC in 1960 after Christen Christensen's whaling factory Pythia, which operated from nearby Gouvernøren Harbor during the 1921-22 whaling season.[7]
64°33′S62°00′W / 64.550°S 62.000°W / -64.550; -62.000.
The largest of a group of small islands lying at the east side of Foyn Harbor.
The island was named South Thor Island by whalers in 1921-22 because the whaling factory Thor I was moored to it during that season (the island to the northeast was called North Thor Island).
In 1960 the UK-APC limited the name Thor to the island actually used by the ship; the other island was left unnamed.[9]
Solstreif Island
64°33′S62°00′W / 64.550°S 62.000°W / -64.550; -62.000.
The southernmost of the small group of islands at the east side of Foyn Harbor.
The feature was so named by whalers operating in the area because the Norwegian whaling vessel Solstreif was moored to it during 1921-22, and probably in other seasons also.[10]
Brooklyn Island
64°39′S62°04′W / 64.650°S 62.067°W / -64.650; -62.067.
An island 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) long, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of Nansen Island in the east part of Wilhelmina Bay.
Discovered by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99, and named after the home of Doctor Frederick A. Cook, American member of the expedition who served as surgeon, anthropologist, and photographer.[11]
64°39′S62°05′W / 64.650°S 62.083°W / -64.650; -62.083.
A small island lying close to the west side of Brooklyn Island in the east portion of Wilhelmina Bay.
Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named on the recommendation of Doctor Frederick A. Cook, surgeon of the expedition in honor of R.A. Van Wyck, first mayor of Greater New York City.[13]
Fleurus Island
64°34′S62°13′W / 64.567°S 62.217°W / -64.567; -62.217.
An island lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) south of Delaite Island.
Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950.
Named by the UK-APC in 1956 after the British ship Fleurus, which visited the area in 1928.[14]
Delaite Island
64°33′S62°12′W / 64.550°S 62.200°W / -64.550; -62.200.
An island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long, lying 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northeast of Emma Island in the north-central portion of Wilhelmina Bay.
Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache, and named by him for J. Delaite, a supporter of the expedition.[15]