Récif du Merle
| Récif du Merle | ||
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| Waters | Baie Pierre Lejay | |
| archipelago | Geology archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 41 ′ S , 139 ° 56 ′ E | |
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The Récif du Merle ( French for blackbird reef ) is a reef in the Géologie archipelago off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . The reef is at the head of the Baie Pierre Lejay .
French scientists named it after the wind noises heard here, which reminded them of the song of a blackbird .
Web links
- Merle, Récif du in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and French)