Ouellette Island

Ouellette Island is an island 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) west of Howard Island in southern Joubin Islands. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gerald L. Ouellette, Chief Engineer in the Hero in her first voyage to Antarctica and Palmer Station in 1968.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

Coordinates: 64°47′S 64°25′W / 64.783°S 64.417°W / -64.783; -64.417

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