Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Descartes, Île (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Descartes, Île (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island
This name originates from France. It is part of the France Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
Îlot rocheux situé entre la presqu'île de Port-Martin et le cap de la Découverte, au nord-nord-est du cap des Mousses ; nom donné en l'honneur de l'illustre mathématicien et philosophe René Descartes (1596-1650).
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