Descartes Island (Antarctica)

Descartes Island is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) long, midway between Lagrange Island and La Conchee and 1.7 kilometres (0.9 nmi) north-northeast of Cape Mousse. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after René Descartes, the French mathematician and philosopher.[1]

Descartes Island
Descartes Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°47′S 141°29′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Descartes Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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