Lagrange Island

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LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°46′S 141°28′E / 66.767°S 141.467°E / -66.767; 141.467
PopulationUninhabited
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

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]

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