De Gerlache Seamounts
De Gerlache Seamounts (65°0′S 90°30′W / 65.000°S 90.500°WCoordinates: 65°0′S 90°30′W / 65.000°S 90.500°W) are seamounts in Antarctica, named for Lieutenant Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache (Royal Belgian Navy), Commander of the Belgica during the first Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1896–1899.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "De Gerlache Seamounts" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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