Piton Island

Piton Island
Piton Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°47′S 141°36′E / 66.783°S 141.600°E / -66.783; 141.600Coordinates: 66°47′S 141°36′E / 66.783°S 141.600°E / -66.783; 141.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Piton Island is a small rocky island lying 0.19 kilometres (0.1 nmi) southwest of Guano Island in the Curzon Islands. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them for its very pointed shape.

See also

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Piton Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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