Marguerite Island

Marguerite Island is a rocky island 1.3 kilometres northwest of and 3.2 kilometres north-northwest of Cape Margerie, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Marguerite, a character in Goethe's Faust.
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 9 metres (30 feet)
  • …is also known as “Marguerite, Ile”
  • Description: island off Cape Margerie, Antarctica

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Martin.
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Marguerite Island

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Latitude
-66.78694° or 66° 47′ 13″ south
Longitude
141.37778° or 141° 22′ 40″ east
Open location code
3R53697H+64
Geo­Names ID
6637524
Wiki­data ID
Q6760793

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Marguerite Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Marguerite”
  • Chinese: “瑪格麗特島”
  • Dutch: “Marguerite Island”
  • German: “Île Marguerite”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île Marguerite”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Marguerite Island”
  • Polish: “Marguerite (wyspa)”
  • Polish: “Marguerite”
  • Swedish: “Île Marguerite”
  • Swedish: “Marguerite”

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