Antarctica

Pléneau Island

Hovgaard Island is an island 3 nautical miles long, lying 1.5 nautical miles southwest of in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Island in Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Pleneau Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glandaz Point.

Peak
is a point forming the south side of the entrance to in , on the west coast of , Antarctica. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and was named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for A.

Pléneau Island

Latitude
-65.1° or 65° 6′ south
Longitude
-64.05° or 64° 3′ west
Open location code
376QWX22+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 831220277
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6623377
Wiki­data ID
Q3593180
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pléneau Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pléneau Island”
  • Chinese: “普萊諾島”
  • Dutch: “Île Pléneau”
  • Dutch: “Pleneau Island”
  • French: “île Pléneau”
  • French: “Île Pléneau”
  • German: “Pléneau-Insel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pleneau Island”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Pleneau”
  • Swedish: “Pléneau Island”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Argentine Island and Lemaire Channel.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Pléneau Island”. Photo: Lewnwdc77, CC BY-SA 3.0.