Roux Island
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°54′S 66°57′W / 66.900°S 66.950°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Roux Island is an island 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) long, lying 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) north of Arrowsmith Peninsula at the west side of the entrance to Lallemand Fjord, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10, who named it for Jules Charles-Roux.
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[edit]This article incorporates public domain material from "Roux Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.