Omicron Islands is a group of small islands and rocks which lie close southeast of Omega Island in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The name, derived from the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet, appears to have been first used on a 1946 Argentine government chart following surveys of these islands by Argentine expeditions in 1942 and 1943.

Omicron Islands
Omicron Islands is located in Antarctica
Omicron Islands
Omicron Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°21′S 62°55′W / 64.350°S 62.917°W / -64.350; -62.917
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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  This article incorporates public domain material from "Omicron Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.