Verte Island

Verte Island is a small rocky island 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) north of the Double Islands and 2.8 kilometres (1.5 nmi) east of the tip of Zelee Glacier Tongue. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and so named by them because of its greenish appearance, "verte" being French for green.

Verte Island
Verte Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°44′S 141°11′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Verte Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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