Joinville Island
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 Map of Graham Land, showing Joinville Island (4) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°15′S 55°45′W / 63.250°S 55.750°WCoordinates: 63°15′S 55°45′W / 63.250°S 55.750°W |
| Archipelago | Joinville Island group |
| Area | 1,607 km2 (620 sq mi) |
| Length | 74 km (46 mi) |
| Width | 22 km (13.7 mi) |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Joinville Island is the largest island of the Joinville Island group, about 40 nmi (74 kilometres) long in an east-west direction and 12 nmi (22 kilometres) wide, lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by the Antarctic Sound. Joinville Island was discovered and charted roughly during 1838 by a French expedition commanded by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, who named it for Prince François, Prince of Joinville (1818–1900), the third son of Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans.[1] It is within the Argentine, British and Chilean Antarctic claims.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- ↑ "Joinville Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2004-11-03.
External links
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