Rauer Islands

The Rauer Islands (

68°51′S 77°50′E / 68.850°S 77.833°E / -68.850; 77.833Coordinates: 68°51′S 77°50′E / 68.850°S 77.833°E / -68.850; 77.833) are a group of rocky coastal islands which lie between Sorsdal Glacier Tongue and Ranvik Bay, in the southeast part of Prydz Bay. Discovered and roughly charted in February 1935 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain (see Caroline Mikkelsen). He named them Rauer, probably after the island lying in Oslofjorden opposite Tønsberg, Norway.

See also[]

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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