Cobalescou Island

Cobalescou Island or Cobălcescu Island is a small snow-free island with two rounded summits, lying 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) east-southeast of Veyka Point, the south extremity of Two Hummock Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.

Cobalescou Island
Cobalescou Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°11′S 61°39′W
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The island was discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99.[1] The established name appears to be a corrupted spelling. The toponym was suggested to Gerlache by Emil Racovitza, Romanian zoologist and botanist of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, for Romanian scholar Grigore Cobălcescu, a geologist of European reputation.[2]

See also

References
  1. Cobalescou Island, at the Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
  2. Sorin Semeniuc (2008-01-23). "Cobălcescu Island" (in Romanian). Ieșeanul.

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


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