Boudet Island

Coordinates: 65°11′S 64°10′W / 65.183°S 64.167°W / -65.183; -64.167
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Boudet Island
Boudet Island is located in Antarctica
Boudet Island
Boudet Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°11′S 64°10′W / 65.183°S 64.167°W / -65.183; -64.167
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Boudet Island is the largest of several small islands lying off the south end of Petermann Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, and named by J.B. Charcot, probably for Monsieur Boudet, then French Consul in Brazil.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Boudet Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.