Paterson Islands

Paterson Islands is a group of small islands lying 4 nmi northeast of Klung Islands, 2 nmi southeast of Wiltshire Rocks and Kitney Island, and 3 nmi southeast of Smith Rocks, close along the coast of Mac. Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for A.J.F. Paterson, supervisory technician (radio) at Mawson Station, 1963.