Barbière Island

Barbière Island is a small island, the southeasternmost of the islands lying off the south end of Petermann Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, and named after M. Barbière, one of the port engineers at Recife, Pernambuco, who assisted the expedition in 1910.

Barbière Island
Barbière Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°11′S 64°10′W
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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


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