Liard Island
Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°51′S 67°25′W / 66.850°S 67.417°WCoordinates: 66°51′S 67°25′W / 66.850°S 67.417°W |
Length | 24.076 km (14.9601 mi) |
Width | 11.112 km (6.9047 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
Country | |
None | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Additional information | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Liard Island is a mountainous island, 13 nautical miles (24 km) long, 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide and rising to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), situated in the north-central portion of Hanusse Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- ↑ "Liard Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Liard Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).