Jagar Islands
Group of islands in Antarctica
66°35′S 57°20′E / 66.583°S 57.333°E / -66.583; 57.333The Jagar Islands are a group of small islands lying immediately off Cape Boothby, Enderby Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Jagarane" (the hunters). The form Jagar Islands, recommended by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia, has been adopted.[1]
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- ^ "Jagar Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Jagar Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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