Betbeder Islands

Island group in Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica

65°15′S 65°3′W / 65.250°S 65.050°W / -65.250; -65.050ArchipelagoWilhelm ArchipelagoAdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

The Betbeder Islands are a group of small islands and rocks in the southwest part of the Wilhelm Archipelago, 41 km (22 nmi) west of Cape Tuxen. They were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Rear Admiral Onofre Betbeder, Argentine Navy.

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