Pétrel Island

Petrel Island is a rocky island, 900 m long and 45 m in elevation, which lies north-west of and is the largest feature in the cluster of islands at the south-eastern end of .
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Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island near Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Petrel Island” and “Pétrels, Ile des”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumont d’Urville Station.

Hamlet
Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dumont d'Urville Station is a French scientific station in on Île des Pétrels, in Adélie Land. It is named after explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, whose expedition landed on in the at the northeast end of the archipelago on January 21, 1840.

Pétrel Island

Latitude
-66.66418° or 66° 39′ 51″ south
Longitude
140.00364° or 140° 0′ 13″ east
Population
30
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
3R5282P3+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233135284
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6623200
Wiki­data ID
Q3360288
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Satellite Map

Discover Pétrel Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pétrel Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pétrel Island”
  • Chinese: “佩特雷爾島”
  • Dutch: “Petrel Island”
  • Dutch: “Pétrel Island”
  • French: “Ile des Petrels”
  • French: “île des Pétrels”
  • French: “Île des Pétrels”
  • German: “Pétrel-Insel”
  • Italian: “Isola dei Petrelli”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ile des Petrels”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Île des Pétrels”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Petrelløya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île des Pétrels”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Petrel Island”
  • Norwegian: “Île des Pétrels”
  • Spanish: “Isla de los Petreles”
  • Swedish: “Île des Pétrels”
  • Swedish: “Pétrel Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Radio et Gérance Postale and Mont Caroline.

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