Claquebue Island

Claquebue Island
Claquebue Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°46′S 141°35′E / 66.767°S 141.583°E / -66.767; 141.583Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°35′E / 66.767°S 141.583°E / -66.767; 141.583
Length 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Claquebue Island is a rocky island 0.5 kilometres (0.25 nmi) long, lying 0.1 kilometres (0.05 nmi) east of Dru Rock in the Curzon Islands. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them, for the village in La Jument Verte, a novel much read and appreciated by members of the French expedition.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Claquebue Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

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