Tetrad Islands is a group of small islands lying southeast of Borge Point at Mikkelsen Harbor on Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago. They were shown on a 1952 Argentine government chart. The name given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 is descriptive; there are four islands in the group.[1]

Tetrad Islands
Tetrad Islands is located in Antarctica
Tetrad Islands
Tetrad Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°55′S 60°44′W / 63.917°S 60.733°W / -63.917; -60.733
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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