Marguerite Island

Marguerite Island is a rocky island 1.3 kilometres (0.7 nmi) northwest of Empereur Island and 3.2 kilometres (1.75 nmi) north-northwest of Cape Margerie, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Marguerite, a character in Goethe's Faust.[1]

Marguerite Island
Marguerite Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°47′S 141°23′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Marguerite Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

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