Lagrange Island is a small rocky island 0.7 kilometres (0.4 nmi) northeast of Newton Island and 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Cape Mousse, Adélie Coast, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after Joseph-Louis Lagrange, the French mathematician.[1]

Lagrange Island
Lagrange Island is located in Antarctica
Lagrange Island
Lagrange Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°46′S 141°28′E / 66.767°S 141.467°E / -66.767; 141.467
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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References

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  1. ^ "Lagrange Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Lagrange Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.