Tortue, Ilot de la

Tortue, Ilot de la is an island in . Tortue, Ilot de la is situated nearby to , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bernard Island and Pétrel Island.

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.

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 and is the largest feature in the cluster of islands at the south-eastern end of .

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.

Tortue, Ilot de la

Latitude
-66.66694° or 66° 40′ 1″ south
Longitude
140.02° or 140° 1′ 12″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
3R5282M9+6X
Geo­Names ID
6626874
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