D'Urville Island, Antarctica

D'Urville Island is an island of Antarctica. It is the northernmost island of the Joinville Island group, 27 kilometres (17 mi) long, lying immediately north of Joinville Island, from which it is separated by Larsen Channel.

D'Urville Island, Antarctica
Map of Graham Land, showing D'Urville Island (3)
D'Urville Island, Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°05′S 56°20′W
ArchipelagoJoinville Island group
Area455.3 km2 (175.8 sq mi)
Length27 km (16.8 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The single island was charted in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer who discovered land in the Joinville Island group.

Burden Passage separates D'Urville Island from Bransfield Island.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Antarctica Detail". geonames.usgs.gov.


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