Manchot Island

Manchot Island is a rocky island lying in the entrance to , Antarctica. It is 0.4 kilometres west of Bizeux Rock and 0.4 kilometres north of Cape Margerie.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Ile des Manchots”, “Île des Manchots”, “Manchot, Iles des”, and “Manchots, Ile des

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.

Manchot Island

Latitude
-66.81111° or 66° 48′ 40″ south
Longitude
141.39722° or 141° 23′ 50″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
3R5359QW+HV
Geo­Names ID
6637463
Wiki­data ID
Q6747614
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Satellite Map

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

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Manchot Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Manchots
  • Chinese: 曼肖特島
  • Dutch: Manchot Island
  • Dutch: Manchots
  • German: Île des Manchots
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Île des Manchots
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Manchot Island
  • Swedish: Île des Manchots
  • Swedish: Manchots

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bizeux Rock and Phoque Island.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Manchot Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.