Laplace Island (Antarctica)

Laplace Island is a small rocky island 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) west-northwest of La Conchée and 1.4 kilometres (0.75 nmi) north of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French astronomer and mathematician.[1]

Laplace Island
Laplace Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°47′S 141°28′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
  • Laplace Island (disambiguation)

References
  1. "Laplace Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

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