Laseron Islands

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]

Laseron Islands
Laseron Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°59′S 142°48′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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