They were charted and named the "Horseshoe Islands" by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37.
The name was changed by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 to avoid confusion with Horseshoe Island in Marguerite Bay.
[1] This article incorporates public domain material from "Forge Islands".
United States Geological Survey.
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