Pascal Island (Antarctica)

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Pascal Island
Pascal Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°47′S 141°29′E / 66.783°S 141.483°E / -66.783; 141.483Coordinates: 66°47′S 141°29′E / 66.783°S 141.483°E / -66.783; 141.483
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Pascal Island in the Antarctic is a small rocky island 0.37 kilometres (0.2 nmi) east-southeast of Descartes Island and 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) northeast of Cape Mousse. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French physician and philosopher.

See also

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


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