Curzon Islands
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°46′S 141°35′E / 66.767°S 141.583°ECoordinates: 66°46′S 141°35′E / 66.767°S 141.583°E |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
The Curzon Islands are a small group of rocky islands lying close off Cape Découverte, Adélie Coast. They were probably sighted in January 1840 by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, though not identified as islands on d'Urville's maps. The islands were roughly charted in 1912 by Captain J.K. Davis of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition ship Aurora and named by Mawson for Lord Curzon, the President of the Royal Geographical Society, 1911–14. The islands were mapped in detail by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1950–52.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Curzon Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ↑ "Curzon Islands". Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981_djvu. p. 488. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
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