Manoury Island

Manoury Island
Gerlache Strait, Mount Beddie (Brabant Island, left), Clifford Peaks (Anvers Island), Gand Island
(and in background Rongé Island and Andvord Bay)
Manoury Island is located in Antarctica
Manoury Island
Location within Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°27′S 62°50′W / 64.450°S 62.833°W / -64.450; -62.833
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Manoury Island is an island lying 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) south of Gand Island at the north end of Schollaert Channel, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for G. Manoury, secretary of the expedition.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manoury Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Manoury Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.