Goetschy Island

Goetschy Island
Goetschy Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°52′S 63°31′W / 64.867°S 63.517°W / -64.867; -63.517Coordinates: 64°52′S 63°31′W / 64.867°S 63.517°W / -64.867; -63.517
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Goetschy Island is a low rocky island lying near the middle of Peltier Channel in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was first charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Goetschy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-27.

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