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)
Pétrels, Île des (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Pétrels, Île des (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:
La plus vaste des îles rocheuses de l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie, située dans la partie centrale, à l'ouest du glacier de l'Astrolabe. Nom donné en raison de nombreux nids de Pétrels géants qui existaient sur cette île. La deuxième base de terre Adélie y fut établie en 1952.
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