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Marguerite Island

Coordinates: 66°47′S 141°23′E / 66.783°S 141.383°E / -66.783; 141.383
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Marguerite Island
Marguerite Island is located in Antarctica
Marguerite Island
Marguerite Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°47′S 141°23′E / 66.783°S 141.383°E / -66.783; 141.383
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Marguerite Island is a rocky island 1.3 kilometres (0.7 nmi) northwest of Empereur Island and 3.2 kilometres (1.75 nmi) north-northwest of Cape Margerie, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Marguerite, a character in Goethe's Faust.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Marguerite Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

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