Lajarte Islands

The Lajarte Islands (

64°14′S 63°24′W / 64.233°S 63.400°W / -64.233; -63.400Coordinates: 64°14′S 63°24′W / 64.233°S 63.400°W / -64.233; -63.400) are a group of islands fringing the north coast of Anvers Island, close west of Cape Grönland and 1.5 km east-northeast of Lapteva Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.

The islands were discovered by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74. They were charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Captain of the French Navy.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Lajarte Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)