[2] The Danger Islands were 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.

[1] The Danger Islands have been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports Adélie penguin colonies and seabirds.

Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 after HMS Beagle (Captain Fitzroy), due to its proximity to Darwin Island.

Discovered in 1842 by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, and named by him for Charles Darwin, noted naturalist.

The descriptive name "Islote Peine" (comb island) was given by Ministerio de Defensa, Argentina, 1978.

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