Laseron Islands

Laseron Islands
Laseron Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°59′S 142°48′E / 66.983°S 142.800°E / -66.983; 142.800Coordinates: 66°59′S 142°48′E / 66.983°S 142.800°E / -66.983; 142.800
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The Laseron Islands are a chain of small ice-capped and rocky islands lying 6 kilometres (3 nmi) east of Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica. They were discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named them for Charles F. Laseron, taxidermist with the expedition.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Laseron Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-03.

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