Casabianca Island is a low, rocky island lying in Neumayer Channel 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) northeast of Damoy Point, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903–05, who named it for Monsieur Casabianca, then French Administrator of Naval Enlistment.[1]
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°49′S 63°31′W / 64.817°S 63.517°W |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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edit- ^ "Casabianca Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Casabianca Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.