Hélène Island

Hélène Island is a small rocky island 370 metres northwest of marking the west end of the in Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and named by them for one of the expedition's dogs.
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 12 metres (39 feet)
  • …is also known as “Hélène, Ile”
  • Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica

Hélène Island

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Latitude
-66.62361° or 66° 37′ 25″ south
Longitude
139.73194° or 139° 43′ 55″ east
Open location code
3Q5X9PGJ+HQ
Geo­Names ID
6634752
Wiki­data ID
Q5964266

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hélène Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hélène”
  • Chinese: “埃萊娜島”
  • Dutch: “Hélène Island”
  • French: “île Hélène”
  • French: “Île Hélène”
  • German: “Hélène-Insel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hélène Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île Hélène”
  • Swedish: “Hélène”
  • Swedish: “Île Hélène”

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