Fram Islands
| Fram Islands | ||
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| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
| archipelago | Geology archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 38 ′ S , 139 ° 50 ′ E | |
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The Fram Islands ( French Îles Fram ) are a group of small rock islands and reef rocks. They are located 3 km north-northwest of Cape Géodésie in the western part of the Géologie archipelago .
Aerial photos of the islands were taken during the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947). French scientists mapped during a research expedition that lasted from 1949 to 1951. They named the islands after the Norwegian research vessel Fram .
Web links
- Fram Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fram Islands on geographic.org (English)