Léonie Island
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Island in Antarctica
Léonie Island is located in Antarctica Léonie Island Léonie Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°36′S 68°21′W / 67.600°S 68.350°W / -67.600; -68.350 |
| Highest elevation | 455 m (1493 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Léonie Island is the largest and westernmost of the Léonie Islands, 2 kilometres (1 nmi) in diameter and 455 metres (1,500 ft) high, lying in the entrance to Ryder Bay along the southeast side of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]
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[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Léonie Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 11 June 2013.
Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Léonie Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
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