La Vierge (island)
| La Vierge | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | Baie Pierre Lejay | |
| Archipelago | Geology archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 40 ′ S , 139 ° 58 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 13 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
La Vierge ( French for The Virgin ) is a rocky island up to 13 m high in the Géologie archipelago off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It is located east of the Governor Island in the Baie Pierre Lejay .
French scientists named her in 1977 after the zodiac sign Virgo .
Web links
- Vierge, La in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and French)