The Berthelot Islands are a group of rocky islands, the largest 2 km (1 mi) long, lying 3 km (2 mi) south-west of Deliverance Point, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. They were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for Marcellin Berthelot, a prominent French chemist.[1] One of the group, Green Island, is protected as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.108 because of its relatively luxuriant vegetation and large Antarctic shag colony.[2]

Berthelot Islands
Berthelot Islands is located in Antarctica
Berthelot Islands
Berthelot Islands
Location in Antarctica
Berthelot Islands is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Berthelot Islands
Berthelot Islands
Berthelot Islands (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°20′S 64°9′W / 65.333°S 64.150°W / -65.333; -64.150
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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References

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  1. ^ "Berthelot Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Green Island. Berthelot Islands, Antarctic Peninsula" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 108: Measure 1. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2002. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

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