Lahille Island is an island 6 kilometres (3 nmi) long, lying 4 kilometres (2 nmi) west of Nunez Point off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and charted as a point on the coast which Jean-Baptiste Charcot named after Argentine naturalist Fernando Lahille (1861–1940). Charcot's later expedition, 1908–10, determined the feature to be an island.[1]
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°33′S 64°23′W / 65.550°S 64.383°W |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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edit- ^ "Lahille Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Lahille Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.