Descartes Island is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) long, midway between Lagrange Island and La Conchee and 1.7 kilometres (0.9 nmi) north-northeast of Cape Mousse. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after René Descartes, the French mathematician and philosopher.[1]
Descartes Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°47′S 141°29′E / 66.783°S 141.483°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
This article incorporates public domain material from "Descartes Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.