Ifo Island

Ifo Island
Ifo Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°38′S 139°44′E / 66.633°S 139.733°E / -66.633; 139.733Coordinates: 66°38′S 139°44′E / 66.633°S 139.733°E / -66.633; 139.733
Archipelago Géologie Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Ifo Island is a low rocky island 370 m (0.2 nmi) southeast of Hélène Island at the western end of the Géologie Archipelago, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, under André-Frank Liotard. "Ifo" is an approximate phonetic spelling of "il faut," a much-used expression by the French expedition meaning "one (you) must."[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ifo Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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