Marégraphe Island

Marégraphe Island
Marégraphe Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°40′S 140°0′E / 66.667°S 140.000°E / -66.667; 140.000Coordinates: 66°40′S 140°0′E / 66.667°S 140.000°E / -66.667; 140.000
Archipelago Géologie Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Marégraphe Island is a small rocky island 100 meters west of the north end of Carrel Island in the Géologie Archipelago, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them because a recording tide gauge, or marigraph (in French "marégraphe"), was placed on the island and obtained data during 1951 and 1952.[1]

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References

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


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