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    Cruls Islands

    The Cruls Islands or Crulls Islands are a group of small islands lying 2 km (1 nmi) west of the Roca Islands in the southern part of the Wilhelm Archipelago.

    Overview

    The Cruls Islands or Crulls Islands are a group of small islands lying 2 km (1 nmi) west of the Roca Islands in the southern part of the Wilhelm Archipelago. They were discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and named by Gerlache for Luís Cruls (also known as Louis Crulls), a Belgian astronomer and later Director of the Observatory at Rio de Janeiro.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets5
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    2

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.63 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      22 m

    Islets

    5
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island11 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island21 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.02 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.010.11Unnamed island: 0.63 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.63 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia