Casabianca Island

Casabianca Island is a low, rocky island lying in Neumayer Channel 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) northeast of Damoy Point, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903–05, who named it for Monsieur Casabianca, then French Administrator of Naval Enlistment.[1]

Casabianca Island
Casabianca Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°49′S 63°31′W
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Casabianca Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-27.

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