Rauer Islands

Rauer Islands, 1974, Australian Antarctic Division

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.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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