Lagrange Island
Lagrange Island is a small rocky island 0.7 kilometres (0.4 nmi) northeast of Newton Island and 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Cape Mousse, Adélie Coast, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after Joseph-Louis Lagrange, the French mathematician.[1]
  Lagrange Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°46′S 141°28′E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
- "Lagrange Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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