Île Ronde
| Île Ronde | ||
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| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 47 ′ S , 141 ° 15 ′ E | |
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The Île Ronde (roughly translated from French, Round Island , in English Ronde Island ) is a small rocky island off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It is located immediately northeast of the Zélée glacier tongue and 4.2 km west-northwest of the Îles des Rescapés .
Aerial photos were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947). French scientists mapped it during a research expedition that lasted from 1949 to 1951 and gave it its descriptive name.
Web links
- Ronde Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ronde Island on geographic.org (English)