Lagrange Island

Lagrange Island

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

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]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

1. "Lagrange Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Lagrange Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.