Lagotellerie Island

Lagotellerie Island
Adélie penguin colony on Lagotellerie Island
Lagotellerie Island is located in Antarctica
Lagotellerie Island
Lagotellerie Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°53′16″S 67°24′02″W / 67.88778°S 67.40056°W / -67.88778; -67.40056
Area158 ha (390 acres)
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Highest elevation288 m (945 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Lagotellerie Island is an island 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) west of Horseshoe Island in Marguerite Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]

  1. ^ "Lagotellerie Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

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