Pétrels, Île des

Pétrels, Île des (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Pétrels, Île des  (The name as it would appear on a map)

If this information is incorrect, please e-mail mapping@aad.gov.au

Place ID: 11182
Name ID: 107369

Feature type: Island

Origin

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:

Narrative

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.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 39' 55.0" S
-66.66528°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
140° 00' 35.0" E
140.00972°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
44 m
Unknown precision

Images

No images of this place could be found.

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1951

Related information

Biodiversity
View fauna, flora or both within 1.0 degree of this location

Place names
View French or international place names within 1.0 degree of this location.

The SCAR Composite Gazetteer is hosted by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre. The information in the footer below pertains to the AADC web site.