Orne Islands

Orne Island

Orne Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°40′S 62°40′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Orne Islands is a group of small islands lying close north of Ronge Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. First roughly surveyed in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache. The name Orne Islands was probably in use by Norwegian whalers, because it was used by Scottish geologist David Ferguson following his geological reconnaissance of this area aboard the Hanka in 1913.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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