Charted in 1902 by the SwedAE under Otto Nordenskjöld, who named it for Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer who discovered land in the Joinville Island group.

Largest island of the Joinville Island group, about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long in an east–west direction and 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) wide, lying off the northeast tip of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Antarctic Sound.

Discovered and roughly charted in 1838 by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, who named it for François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville (1818-1900), the third son of the Due d'Orleans.

Discovered on 8 January 1893 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Active and named for the home port, Dundee, Scotland, from whence the ship sailed in company with three other vessels in search of whales.

Charted in 1947 by the FIDS and named after Eugene Burden (1892-1979), who, as master of the Trepassey, first navigated the passage in January 1947.

A sound, 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) wide, extending in a northwest–southeast direction between the northeast side of Dundee Island and the east portion of Joinville Island.

Discovered in 1892–93 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Dundee whaling expedition and named by him after the Firth of Tay of Scotland.

The name was applied by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition (1953-54) because large numbers of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) were sighted on this island.

So named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1958 because of their exposed, isolated position on the south side of Bransfield Strait.

Discovered by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, 1839-43, who so named it because of its resemblance to volcanic Mount Etna.

Discovered on 28 December 1842 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, who so named them because, appearing among heavy fragments of ice, they were almost completely concealed until the ship was nearly upon them.

A small island was reported here by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, on December 30,1842.

Discovered by a British expedition under Ross, 1839-43, and named by him for Captain the Right Honorable Lord George Paulet.

A circular island 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) in diameter with precipitous cliffs of volcanic rock rising to a snow-covered peak 435 metres (1,427 ft) high high, lying west of Dundee Island in the south entrance to Antarctic Sound.

[23] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.