Newton Island
Newton Island is a rocky island 0.9 kilometres northwest of Laplace Island and 2 kilometres north-northwest of Cape Mousse, Adélie Coast, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after Sir Isaac Newton, English philosopher and mathematician.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- …is also known as “Newton, Ile”
- Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Martin.
Port Martin
Port Martin, or Port-Martin, is an abandoned French…
6 km southwest of Newton Island
Newton Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.76667° or 66° 46′ south
Longitude
141.45° or 141° 27′ east
Open location code
3R536CMX+8X
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Swedish—“Newton Island” goes by many names.
নিউটন দ্বীপBengali
Newton IslandCebuano
Newton IslandDutch
Île NewtonSwedish
Newton IslandSwedish
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