Rostand Island

Rostand Island is a rocky 400 m long and 200 m south-east of in the of . It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Jean Rostand, noted French biologist.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Ile Jean Rostand”, “Île Jean Rostand”, “Jean Rostand, Ile”, and “Jean Rostand, Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pétrel Island and Bernard Island.

Islet
Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petrel Island is a rocky island, 900 m long and 45 m in elevation, which lies north-west of Rostand Island and is the largest feature in the cluster of islands at the south-eastern end of .

Islet
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumont d’Urville Station.

Hamlet
Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dumont d'Urville Station is a French scientific station in on Île des Pétrels, in Adélie Land. It is named after explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, whose expedition landed on in the at the northeast end of the archipelago on January 21, 1840.

Rostand Island

Latitude
-66.66861° or 66° 40′ 7″ south
Longitude
140.01889° or 140° 1′ 8″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
3R5282J9+HH
Geo­Names ID
6624407
Wiki­data ID
Q7369983
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rostand Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jean Rostand”
  • Chinese: “羅斯唐島”
  • Dutch: “Jean Rostand”
  • Dutch: “Rostand Island”
  • French: “île Jean-Rostand”
  • French: “Île Jean-Rostand”
  • German: “Rostand-Insel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île Jean-Rostand”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rostand Island”
  • Swedish: “Île Jean-Rostand”
  • Swedish: “Jean Rostand”

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