Rauer Islands
The Rauer Islands are a group of rocky coastal islands which lie between Sorsdal Glacier Tongue and Ranvik Bay, in the southeast part of Prydz Bay. Discovered and roughly charted in February 1935 by a Norwegian expedition under Captain Klarius Mikkelsen.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 143 metres (469 feet)
- Description: group of islands located in Prydz Bay, Antarctica
Rauer Islands
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-68.85° or 68° 51′ south
Longitude
77.83333° or 77° 50′ east
Open location code
3J3V5R2M+28
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rauer Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rauer Group”
- Chinese: “勞爾群島”
- Dutch: “Rauer Islands”
- German: “Rauer-Inseln”
- Italian: “Isole Rauer”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rauer i Antarktis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rauer Islands”
- Swedish: “Rauer Group”
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