Chameau Island

Chameau Island

Chameau Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Chameau Island is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) long, lying 1.5 kilometres (0.8 nmi) east of Cape Découverte in the Curzon Islands. It was charted and named in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition. The name is suggestive of the island's form which resembles the two humps on a (bactrian) camel, "chameau" being a French word for camel.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Chameau Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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