Astrolabe Island

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Astrolabe Island (63°17′S, 58°40′W) is an island 3 miles (4.8 km) long, lying in Bransfield Strait 14 miles (22 km) northwest of Cape Ducorps, Trinity Peninsula. Discovered by the French expedition, 1837-40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for his chief expedition ship, the Astrolabe.

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