Gaston Islands

Gaston Islands
Gaston Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°28′S 61°50′W / 64.467°S 61.833°W / -64.467; -61.833Coordinates: 64°28′S 61°50′W / 64.467°S 61.833°W / -64.467; -61.833
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The Gaston Islands are two islands and off-lying rocks 2 kilometres (1 nmi) northwest of the tip of Reclus Peninsula, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were first charted in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, who named one of the islands for his brother Gaston. The name was extended to apply to the entire group by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gaston Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

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