Île Sainte-Blanche
| Île Sainte-Blanche | ||
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| Waters | Baie Pierre Lejay | |
| Archipelago | Geology archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 41 ′ S , 139 ° 54 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 11 m | |
The Île Sainte-Blanche ( French ) is a small island in the Géologie archipelago off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It is located west of the Île du Navigateur at the head of the Baie Pierre Lejay .
French scientists named them after the fact that they carried out gravimetric measurements here on July 9, 1958, the then commemoration day of Saint Blanka of Castile .
Web links
- Sainte-Blanche, Île in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and French)