Joinville Islands
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 15 ′ S , 55 ° 45 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 5 | |
| Main island | Joinville Island | |
| Total land area | 2,124.6 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
 * Île d'Urville ( 3 ) * Île Joinville ( 4 ) * Dundee Island ( 5 ) * Paulet Island ( 10 ) * Bransfield Island ( 14 ) |
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The Joinville Islands are a group of islands off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula ; the islands are only separated from this by the Antarctic Sound .
- Joinville Island - located at 63 ° 15 ′ S , 55 ° 45 ′ W ; the largest of the islands.
- D'Urville Island - located directly north of Joinville Island and separated by the Larsen Canal ; the northernmost of the islands ( 63 ° 5 ′ S , 56 ° 20 ′ W ).
The Joinville Islands were discovered in 1838 by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville .
The only settlement on the islands was the Argentine research station Petrel , built in 1967 on Dundee Island , which was abandoned in the 1995/96 Antarctic season.
Web links
- Joinville, Islas in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica , accessed February 1, 2018