Antarctica

Marégraphe Island

Marégraphe Island is a small rocky island 100 meters west of the north end of in the , Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them because a recording tide gauge, or marigraph, was placed on the island and obtained data during 1951 and 1952.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Maregraphe Island”, “Maregraphe, Ile du”, and “Marégraphe, Ile du”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pétrel Island.

Islet
Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petrel Island is a rocky island, 900 m long and 45 m in elevation, which lies north-west of and is the largest feature in the cluster of islands at the south-eastern end of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumont d’Urville Station.

Hamlet
Photo: Ehquionest, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dumont d'Urville Station is a French scientific station in on Île des Pétrels, in Adélie Land. It is named after explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, whose expedition landed on in the at the northeast end of the archipelago on January 21, 1840.

Marégraphe Island

Latitude
-66.66889° or 66° 40′ 8″ south
Longitude
140.00833° or 140° 0′ 30″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
3R5282J5+C8
Geo­Names ID
6637517
Wiki­data ID
Q6758783
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Satellite Map

Discover Marégraphe Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Marégraphe Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Marégraphe”
  • Chinese: “馬雷格拉夫島”
  • Dutch: “Maregraphe Island”
  • French: “îlot du Marégraphe”
  • French: “Îlot du Marégraphe”
  • German: “Marégraphe-Insel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Îlot du Marégraphe”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maregraphe Island”
  • Swedish: “Île du Marégraphe”
  • Swedish: “Marégraphe”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Echouage, Ilot de l‘ and Carrel Island.

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