Filamentary structures of early type stars are found to be a common feature of the Magellanic Clouds formed at an age of about 0.9-2x10^8^yr. As we go to younger ages these large structures appear fragmented and sooner or later form young clusters and associations. In the optical domain we have detected 56 such large structures of young objects, known as stellar complexes in the LMC for which we give coordinates and dimensions. We also investigate star formation activity and evolution of these stellar complexes and define the term "starburst region".

Cone search capability for table J/A+A/451/431/cplx (LMC stellar complexes)