Dufayel Island

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Dufayel Island
Dufayel Island (Antarctica)
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates Coordinates: 62°09′59″S58°33′29″W / 62.16650°S 58.55819°W / -62.16650; -58.55819
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Dufayel Island is an island lying near the center of Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named in December 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot. [1]

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References

  1. "Dufayel Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 1 February 2012.

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from "Dufayel Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.

Dufayel Island in Ezcurra Inlet. Ezcurra Inlet and Dufayel Island.JPG
Dufayel Island in Ezcurra Inlet.