Retour Island

Retour Island is a rocky 0.7 nautical miles long, the largest feature in the , 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.
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 19 metres (62 feet)
  • …is also known as “Retour, Ile du”
  • Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Martin.
Pepys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, or , is an abandoned French… is situated 10 km southwest of Retour Island.

Retour Island

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
-66.76389° or 66° 45′ 50″ south
Longitude
141.55833° or 141° 33′ 30″ east
Open location code
3R536HP5+C8
Geo­Names ID
6624078
Wiki­data ID
Q7316887

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nord Island and Dru Rock.

Antarctica: Highlights

Learn more about Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.