Ilôt de l'Échouage
| Ilôt de l'Échouage | ||
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| Waters | Pedersen Canal | |
| Archipelago | Geology Archipelago , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 40 ′ S , 140 ° 0 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 2 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Ilôt de l'Échouage ( French for island of stranding ) is a rocky island in the Géologie archipelago off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It is located south of the Île du Marégraphe and in the immediate vicinity of Carrel Island in the southwest entrance to the Pedersen Canal .
French scientists named them. The reason for the naming is that they ran aground here during measurements.
Web links
- Échouage, Îlot de l ' in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and French)