Cruls Islands

Cruls Islands
Cruls Islands is located in Atlantic Ocean
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Cruls Islands
Location of the Cruls Islands

Cruls Islands (65°11′S 64°32′W / 65.183°S 64.533°W / -65.183; -64.533) are a group of small islands lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Roca Islands in the south part of Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and named by Gerlache for Luis Cruls, Belgian astronomer and later Dir. of the Observatory at Rio de Janeiro.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cruls Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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