Rigsby Islands

{{short description| Group of islands in Antarctica}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

'''Rigsby Islands''' ({{coord|66|40|S|67|37|W|display=inline,title}}) is a small group of [[ice cap|ice-capped]] islands lying off the northeast coast of [[Adelaide Island]], about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of [[Sillard Islands]]. Mapped from air photos taken by [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] (RARE) (1947–48) and [[Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition]] (FIDASE) (1956–57). Named by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) for [[George P. Rigsby]], American geologist who has specialized in the investigation of ice crystal structure and the plasticity of ice.

== See also == * [[List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands]] {{Adelaide Island}} {{West Antarctica}} {{Antarctica}} {{usgs-gazetteer}}

[[Category:Islands of Adelaide Island]]

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