Florence Island
Florence Island is an island in Antarctica. Florence Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Dumont d’Urville Station, as well as near DRV magnetic observatory area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Landing Rock.
Landing Rock
Islet
Débarquement Rock is an ice-free rock 200 metres long and 18.7 m high, marking the northern end of the Dumoulin Islands and the north-eastern end of the Géologie Archipelago. Landing Rock is situated 4 km north of Florence Island.
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. Dumont d’Urville Station is situated 4½ km southwest of Florence Island.
Florence Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Florence, Ile”
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.63972° or 66° 38′ 23″ southLongitude
140.08472° or 140° 5′ 5″ eastOpen location code
3R52936M+4VGeoNames ID
6633247
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