Gourdin Island
Gourdin Island is the largest island in a group of islands and rocks 2 km north of Prime Head, the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for Ensign Jean Gourdin of the expedition ship Astrolabe.- Island
- …is also known as “Gourdin, islotes”
- Description: island of Antarctica
Places of Interest
Highlights include Column Rock.
Column Rock
Peak
Prime Head is a prominent snow-covered headland which…
Gourdin Island
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-63.19669° or 63° 11′ 48″ south
Longitude
-57.30931° or 57° 18′ 34″ west
Open location code
3884RM3R+87
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gourdin Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gourdin (pulo sa Antarctica)”
- Cebuano: “Gourdin”
- Chinese: “古爾丹島”
- Dutch: “Gourdin Island”
- Esperanto: “Insulo Gourdin”
- German: “Gourdin-Insel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gourdin Island”
- Polish: “Gourdin Island”
- Spanish: “Islote Gourdin”
- Spanish: “islotes Gourdin”
- Swedish: “Gourdin Island”
- Swedish: “Gourdin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fortín Sargento Cabral and Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northernmost point of Antarctica and Casy Island.
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