Fourier Island
Fourier Island is a small rocky island 100 metres off the coast and 1.4 kilometres east-northeast of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Jean-Baptiste Fourier, the French geometrician.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Fourier, Ile”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Martin.
Port Martin
Locality
Port Martin, or Port-Martin, is an abandoned French research base at Cape Margerie on the coast of Adélie Land, Antarctica, as well as the name of the adjacent anchorage. Port Martin is situated 6 km southwest of Fourier Island.
Fourier Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Fourier Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fourier Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fourier”
- Chinese: “傅里葉島”
- Dutch: “Fourier Island”
- German: “Île Fourier”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fourier Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île Fourier”
- Swedish: “Île Fourier”
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