COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

three islands and off-lying rocks N of Nansen Island, Wilhelmina Bay, Danco Coast, were roughly charted by whalers, 1919-20, when the name Cuppel [sic] Island (Circus) was applied descriptively to the NE-most and largest island, a cupel being a small flat circular dish used in assaying (Johannessen, chart, [1919-20]). Delaite Island (q.v.), referring in error to the second largest island (Johannessen, chart, [1919-20]). Circus Island, Cupola Island, Cuppel Island, Merry-go-round Island (Bagshawe, 1921-22a, Vol.4, p.191). Cuppel (Dome) Island (Bagshawe, 1921-22b, p.B.28). Cuppel (Dome or Cupola) Island (Bagshawe, 1939, p.181). The islands were recharted by FIDS from Norsel in April 1955 and named Racovitza Islets after Emile-G. Racovitza (1868-1947), Romanian biologist with BeAE (APC, 1958, p.6); photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. Racovitza Islands (APC, 1959a, p.10; BA chart 3566, 16.x.1959). Isla Munita, referring to the NE-most island after Capt. (N) Diego Munita Whittaker, of the Chilean Navy, Commodore of CAE, 1950-51 (Chile. DNH chart 1501, 1962; IHA, 1974, p.205).

Group of three islands lying just N of Nansen Island, off the W coast of Graham Land. Surveyed by the FIDS from the Racovitza, zoologist and botanist of the BelgAE which explored this area in 1897-99.