D'Urville Island, Antarctica

D'Urville Island, Antarctica

Map of Graham Land, showing D'Urville Island (3)
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°05′S 56°20′W / 63.083°S 56.333°WCoordinates: 63°05′S 56°20′W / 63.083°S 56.333°W
Archipelago Joinville Island group
Length 27 km (17 mi)
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

D'Urville Island is an island of Antarctica. It is the northernmost island of the Joinville Island group, 27 kilometres (17 mi) long, lying immediately north of Joinville Island, from which it is separated by Larsen Channel. D'Urville Island is located at 63°05′S 56°20′W / 63.083°S 56.333°W.

The single island was charted in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer who discovered land in the Joinville Island group.

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