Fourier Island

Fourier Island is a small rocky island 100 metres (0.05 nmi) off the coast and 1.4 kilometres (0.75 nmi) east-northeast of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Jean-Baptiste Fourier, the French geometrician.[1]

Not to be confused with Fournier Island.
Fourier Island
Fourier Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°48′S 141°30′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Fourier Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-04.

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