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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°47′S141°28′E / 66.783°S 141.467°E Coordinates: 66°47′S141°28′E / 66.783°S 141.467°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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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