De Gerlache Seamounts (65°0′S 90°30′W / 65.000°S 90.500°W / -65.000; -90.500) 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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