Buffon Islands
The Buffon Islands are a group of three adjoining, rocky islands, together about 0.5 kilometres in extent, lying 0.2 kilometres east of Petrel Island in the Géologie Archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: Island group in Adélie Land, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Buffon” and “Buffon, Iles”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pétrel Island.
Pétrel 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 Géologie Archipelago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dumont d’Urville Station.
Dumont d’Urville Station
Hamlet
Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dumont d'Urville Station is a French scientific station in Antarctica on Île des Pétrels, archipelago of Pointe-Géologie in Adélie Land. It is named after explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, whose expedition landed on Débarquement Rock in the Dumoulin Islands at the northeast end of the archipelago on January 21, 1840.
Buffon Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Buffon Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Buffon Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buffon”
- Chinese: “布豐群島”
- Dutch: “Buffon Islands”
- Dutch: “Buffon”
- French: “îles Buffon”
- French: “Îles Buffon”
- German: “Buffon-Inseln”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Buffon Islands”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Îles Buffon”
- Swedish: “Buffon”
- Swedish: “Îles Buffon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as DRV magnetic observatory area.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zélée II, Goulet de la and Grande Ile.
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