The Rauer Islands (68°51′S 77°50′E) 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 (see Caroline Mikkelsen). He named them Rauer, probably after the island lying in Oslofjorden opposite Tønsberg, Norway.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Rauer Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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