Dion Islands
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Dion Islands () is a group of small islands and rocks lying in the north part of Marguerite Bay, 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Cape Alexandra, Adelaide Island. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, and named by Charcot for the Marquis Albert de Dion, who donated three motor sledges and whose De Dion-Bouton works produced equipment for the expedition.
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