Lagrange Island
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°46′S 141°28′E / 66.767°S 141.467°E |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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]
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Lagrange Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.