Marguerite Island

Marguerite Island

Marguerite Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°47′S 141°23′E / 66.783°S 141.383°ECoordinates: 66°47′S 141°23′E / 66.783°S 141.383°E
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Marguerite Island is a rocky island 1.3 kilometres (0.7 nmi) northwest of Empereur Island and 3.2 kilometres (1.75 nmi) north-northwest of Cape Margerie, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Marguerite, a character in Goethe's Faust.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

1. "Marguerite Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Marguerite Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).