Francis Island
  Francis Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°37′S 64°45′W / 67.617°S 64.750°WCoordinates: 67°37′S 64°45′W / 67.617°S 64.750°W |
| Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Width | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Francis Island is an island which is irregular in shape, 13 kilometres (7 nmi) long and 9 kilometres (5 nmi) wide, lying 22 kilometres (12 nmi) east-northeast of Choyce Point, off the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service in 1940. It was charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who named it for S.J. Francis, a FIDS surveyor.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Francis Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
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