Piton Island

Piton Island is a small rocky island lying 0.19 kilometres southwest of Guano Island in the . Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them for its very pointed shape.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Piton, Ile du

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Martin.

Locality
, or , is an abandoned French research base at Cape Margerie on the coast of Adélie Land, , as well as the name of the adjacent anchorage. is situated 10 km southwest of Piton Island.

Piton Island

Latitude
-66.78333° or 66° 47′ south
Longitude
141.6° or 141° 36′ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
3R536J82+M2
Geo­Names ID
6623345
Wiki­data ID
Q7199018
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Piton Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Piton Island (pulo sa Antarctica)
  • Cebuano: Piton Island
  • Chinese: 皮頓島
  • Dutch: Piton Island
  • German: Île Piton
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Île Piton
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Piton Island
  • Swedish: Île Piton
  • Swedish: Piton Island

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Piton Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.