Île Newton
| Île Newton | ||
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| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 46 ′ S , 141 ° 27 ′ E | |
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The Ile Newton , also known as Newton Iceland , is a rocky island off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélielands . It is 1.9 km north-northwest of Cape Mousse .
Participants in a French Antarctic expedition that lasted from 1950 to 1951 named the island after the English philosopher and mathematician Isaac Newton (1643-1727).
Web links
- Newton Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Newton Island on geographic.org (English)