Île Lagrange
| Île Lagrange | ||
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| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 46 ′ S , 141 ° 28 ′ E | |
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The Île Lagrange , also known as Lagrange Island , is a small and rocky island off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It is located 600 m north-northeast of Cape Mousse .
Participants in a French Antarctic expedition that lasted from 1950 to 1951 mapped the island and named it after the Italian mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813) who was active in France .
Web links
- Lagrange Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lagrange Island on geographic.org (English)