Curie Island

Curie Island

Curie Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°39′S 140°3′E / 66.650°S 140.050°E / -66.650; 140.050Coordinates: 66°39′S 140°3′E / 66.650°S 140.050°E / -66.650; 140.050
Archipelago	Géologie Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Curie Island is a small rocky island near the eastern end of the Géologie Archipelago, lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) southwest of Derby Island, close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and named by them for the noted French family of physicists and chemists: Pierre Curie and Marie Curie.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Curie Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).