Îlot Castor
| Îlot Castor | ||
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| Waters | Baie des Gémeaux | |
| Archipelago | Geology archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 40 ′ S , 140 ° 1 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 6 m | |
The Îlot Castor is next to the Îlot Pollux one of two small rocky islands southeast of the Île du Lion off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . In the Géologie archipelago , it is located in the Baie des Gémeaux .
French scientists named both islands in 1977 after Castor and Pollux from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Castor, Îlot in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)