Monge Island

Monge Island
Monge Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°47′S 141°29′E / 66.783°S 141.483°E / -66.783; 141.483Coordinates: 66°47′S 141°29′E / 66.783°S 141.483°E / -66.783; 141.483
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Monge Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Antarctica, lying immediately south of La Conchée and 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) northeast of Cape Mousse. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after French mathematician Gaspard Monge.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Monge Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

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