Gaston Islands

Gaston Islands

Gaston Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°28′S 61°50′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

The Gaston Islands are two islands and off-lying rocks 2 kilometres (1 nmi) northwest of the tip of Reclus Peninsula, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. They were first charted in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache, who named one of the islands for his brother Gaston. The name was extended to apply to the entire group by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Gaston Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.