Marégraphe Island

Marégraphe Island is a small rocky island 100 meters west of the north end of Carrel Island in the Géologie Archipelago, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them because a recording tide gauge, or marigraph (in French "marégraphe"), was placed on the island and obtained data during 1951 and 1952.[1]

Marégraphe Island
Marégraphe Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°40′S 140°0′E
ArchipelagoGéologie Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Marégraphe Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-05.

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