Cruls Islands

Cruls Islands
Cruls Islands is located in Antarctica
Cruls Islands
Cruls Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°11′S 64°32′W / 65.183°S 64.533°W / -65.183; -64.533
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Cruls Islands or Crulls Islands are a group of small islands lying 2 km (1 nmi) west of the Roca Islands in the southern part of the Wilhelm Archipelago. They were discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and named by Gerlache for Luís Cruls (also known as Louis Crulls), a Belgian astronomer and later Director of the Observatory at Rio de Janeiro.[1]

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