Monge Island

Monge Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Antarctica, lying immediately south of and 0.9 kilometres northeast of . It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after French mathematician Gaspard Monge.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: small rocky island off the coast of Antarctica
  • Also known as: Île Monge” and “Monge, Ile

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. is situated 5 km southwest of Monge Island.

Monge Island

Latitude
-66.78722° or 66° 47′ 14″ south
Longitude
141.48194° or 141° 28′ 55″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
3R536F7J+4Q
Geo­Names ID
6638293
Wiki­data ID
Q12719650
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Monge Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Monge
  • Chinese: 蒙日島
  • Dutch: Monge Island
  • Dutch: Monge
  • German: Île Monge
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Île Monge
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Monge Island
  • Swedish: Monge

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