Dufayel Island
Dufayel Island is an island lying near the center of Ezcurra Inlet, Admiralty Bay, in the South Shetland Islands. It was charted and named in December 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the South Shetland Islands
- Also known as: “Dufayel, isla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jardine Peak.
Jardine Peak
Peak
Jardine Peak is a peak, 285 metres high, standing 1 nautical mile southwest of Point Thomas on the west side of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Jardine Peak is situated 3 km east of Dufayel Island.
Dufayel Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.16619° or 62° 9′ 58″ south
Longitude
-58.55589° or 58° 33′ 21″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
3893RCMV+GJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Dufayel Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dufayel Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dufayel”
- Chinese: “杜法耶爾島”
- Dutch: “Dufayel Island”
- German: “Dufayel-Insel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dufayel Island”
- Polish: “Wyspa Dufayela”
- Spanish: “Dufayel, Isla”
- Spanish: “Isla Dufayel”
- Swedish: “Dufayel Island”
- Swedish: “Dufayel”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sopot Peak and Pond Hill.
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