Descartes Island
Descartes Island is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres long, midway between Lagrange Island and La Conchee and 1.7 kilometres north-northeast of Cape Mousse.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
- Also known as“Descartes, Ile”“Île Descartes”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Martin.
Port Martin
Port Martin, or Port-Martin, is an abandoned French…
6 km southwest of Descartes Island
Descartes Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.77917° or 66° 46′ 45″ south
Longitude
141.47778° or 141° 28′ 40″ east
Open location code
3R536FCH+84
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Descartes Island” goes by many names.
DescartesCebuano
笛卡兒島Chinese
DescartesDutch
Descartes IslandDutch
DescartesøyaNorwegian
DescartesøyaNorwegian Bokmål
Descartes IslandNorwegian Nynorsk
Île DescartesNorwegian Nynorsk
DescartesSwedish
Descartes IslandSwedish
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