Laplace Island (Antarctica)

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Laplace Island
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Laplace Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°47′S141°28′E / 66.783°S 141.467°E / -66.783; 141.467 Coordinates: 66°47′S141°28′E / 66.783°S 141.467°E / -66.783; 141.467
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Laplace Island is a small rocky island 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) west-northwest of La Conchée and 1.4 kilometres (0.75 nmi) north of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French astronomer and mathematician. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Laplace Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2013-05-31.

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