Three Little Pigs (islands)

Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates 65°14′S 64°17′W / 65.233°S 64.283°W / -65.233; -64.283
Archipelago Argentine Islands
Total islands 3
Administration
None
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Three Little Pigs is a chain of three small islands 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) northwest of Winter Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago. The chain was charted and named in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Riddoch Rymill.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Three Little Pigs" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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