Empereur Island

Empereur Island
Empereur Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°48′S 141°23′E / 66.800°S 141.383°E / -66.800; 141.383Coordinates: 66°48′S 141°23′E / 66.800°S 141.383°E / -66.800; 141.383
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Empereur Island is a rocky island 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) north of Cape Margerie, lying immediately north of Breton Island in the entrance to Port Martin. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Andre-Frank Liotard, 1949–51, and so named because the first emperor penguin captured by the expedition was taken on this island.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Empereur Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

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