Empereur Island

Empereur Island is a rocky island 1.9 kilometres north of Cape Margerie, lying immediately north of in the entrance to . It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of Antarctica
  • Also known as: Empereur, Ile de l‘

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Martin.

Locality
, or , is an abandoned French research base at Cape Margerie on the coast of Adélie Land, , as well as the name of the adjacent anchorage.

Empereur Island

Latitude
-66.8° or 66° 48′ south
Longitude
141.39167° or 141° 23′ 30″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
3R53692R+2M
Geo­Names ID
6632729
Wiki­data ID
Q5373855
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Satellite Map

Discover Empereur Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Empereur Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Empereur
  • Chinese: 昂珀勒爾島
  • Dutch: Empereur Island
  • German: Île de l’Empereur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Empereur Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Île de l’Empereur
  • Swedish: Empereur Island
  • Swedish: Empereur

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