Florence Island

Florence Island
Florence Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°38′S 140°5′E / 66.633°S 140.083°E / -66.633; 140.083Coordinates: 66°38′S 140°5′E / 66.633°S 140.083°E / -66.633; 140.083
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Florence Island is a small rocky island lying 0.7 kilometres (0.4 nmi) south of Derby Island near the northern extremity of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, Antarctica. it was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition in 1951 and named after Florence, Italy.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Florence Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-28.

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