Marguerite Island

Marguerite Island

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

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]

See also[]

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

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

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