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    64°14′S 63°24′W

    Lajarte Islands

    The Lajarte Islands (64°14′S 63°24′W) are a group of islands fringing the north coast of Anvers Island, close west of Cape Grönland and 1.5 km east-northeast of Lapteva Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.

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    The Lajarte Islands (64°14′S 63°24′W) are a group of islands fringing the north coast of Anvers Island, close west of Cape Grönland and 1.5 km east-northeast of Lapteva Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The islands were discovered by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74. They were charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Captain Dufaure de Lajarte of the French Navy.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    3

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      46 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      56 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      34 m

    Islets

    2
    • Unnamed island33 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island14 m · 0.01 km²

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.010.11Unnamed island: 0.23 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.23 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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