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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]

Cruls Islands

Cruls Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°11′S 64°32′W
Archipelago	Wilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• Luis Cruls

References

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

На других языках

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[de] Cruls-Inseln

Die Cruls-Inseln (französisch Îles Cruls) sind eine Gruppe kleiner Inseln im südlichen Wilhelm-Archipel westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegen 1,5 km westlich der Roca-Inseln.

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- [en] Cruls Islands

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