Vaugondy Island

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Vaugondy Island
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Vaugondy Island
Vaugondy Island (Antarctica)
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 65°24′37″S65°21′47″W / 65.41028°S 65.36306°W / -65.41028; -65.36306
Archipelago Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Vaugondy Island (Bulgarian : остров Вогонди, romanized: ostrov Vogondi, IPA: [ˈɔstrovvoɡonˈdi] ) is a mostly ice-covered island on the northeast side of Johannessen Harbour in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 1.85 km in north-south direction and 1.68 km in east-west.

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The island is named after the French cartographer Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786) who published a map of the south polar region in 1777.

Location

Vaugondy Island is located 2.78 km west-southwest of Trundle Island, 1.1 km northwest of Jingle Island, 2.08 km east of Animas Island and 3.4 km south of Ribnik Island. British mapping in 1971.

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References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.