Retour Island
Retour Island is a rocky island 0.7 nautical miles long, the largest feature in the Curzon Islands, lying 0.1 nautical miles north of Cape Decouverte. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them to commemorate the return of French exploring parties to the vicinity.- Type: Island
- Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Retour, Ile du”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Martin.
Port Martin
Locality
Port Martin, or Port-Martin, is an abandoned French research base at Cape Margerie on the coast of Adélie Land, Antarctica, as well as the name of the adjacent anchorage. Port Martin is situated 10 km southwest of Retour Island.
Retour Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Retour Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Retour”
- Chinese: “勒圖爾島”
- Dutch: “Retour Island”
- German: “Île du Retour”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Île du Retour”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île du Retour”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Retour Island”
- Norwegian: “Île du Retour”
- Swedish: “Île du Retour”
- Swedish: “Retour”
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Highlights include Nord Island and Dru Rock.
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