Saffery Islands (66°4′S 65°49′W / 66.067°S 65.817°W / -66.067; -65.817) is a group of islands extending west from Black Head, off the west coast of Graham Land.[1] Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for J.H. Saffery, Deputy Leader and Flying Manager of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) which photographed part of the area in 1955–57.[1]

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  1. 1 2 "Saffery Islands". Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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