Bernard Island

Bernard Island is a rocky island 400 m long lying 500 m east of the in the of . It was charted in 1951 by a French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Claude Bernard, a noted French physiologist.
Wikipedia
  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of 47 metres (154 feet)
  • Description: island in the Géologie Archipelago of Antarctica
  • Also known as
    “Claude Bernard Island”
    “Claude Bernard, Ile”
    “Île Claude Bernard”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pétrel Island.
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Petrel Island is a rocky island, 900 m long and…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumont d’Urville Station.
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The Dumont d'Urville Station is a French scientific…

Bernard Island

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Latitude
-66.66194° or 66° 39′ 43″ south
Longitude
140.02242° or 140° 1′ 21″ east
Open location code
3R5282QC+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233138521
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6624403
Wiki­data ID
Q4893257

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Bernard Island” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Enez Claude Bernard”
  • Cebuano: “Claude Bernard”
  • Chinese: “貝爾納島”
  • Dutch: “Bernard Island”
  • French: “île Claude-Bernard”
  • French: “Île Claude-Bernard”
  • German: “Bernard-Insel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bernard Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île Claude-Bernard”
  • Swedish: “Claude Bernard Island”
  • Swedish: “Claude Bernard”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aérodrome Dumont-d’Urville and Mont Cervin.

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