Larrouy Island

Larrouy Island

Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula
Larrouy Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°52′S 65°15′W / 65.867°S 65.250°W / -65.867; -65.250Coordinates: 65°52′S 65°15′W / 65.867°S 65.250°W / -65.867; -65.250
Highest elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Larrouy Island is an island 9 kilometres (5 nmi) long and 4 kilometres (2 nmi) wide which rises to 745 metres (2,440 ft), (the Peak Pilot^[1]) lying in Grandidier Channel off the northwest coast of Velingrad Peninsula 7 kilometres (4 nmi) north of Ferin Head, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy, at that time a French Minister Plenipotentiary.^[2]

See also[]

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

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

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