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Vêlage, Îlot du (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Vêlage, Îlot du (The name as it would appear on a map)
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This name originates from France. It is part of the France Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Îlot situé à l'est de la baie des Empereurs, dans l'extrémité sud-ouest du chenal des Orques, au nord-est du nunatak du Bon-Docteur, dans l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie. Nom donné en raison de sa proximité avec le glacier de l'Astrolabe, d'où se détachent latéralement des icebergs (vêlage).
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