Chameau Island

Chameau Island is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) long, lying 1.5 kilometres (0.8 nmi) east of Cape Découverte in the Curzon Islands. It was charted and named in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition. The name is suggestive of the island's form which resembles the two humps on a (bactrian) camel, "chameau" being a French word for camel.[1]

Chameau Island
Chameau Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°46′S 141°36′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Chameau Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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