Valette Island
Valette Island | ||
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Valette Island at the western end of Mill Cove on the south of Laurie Island | ||
Waters | Mill Cove ( Laurie Island ) | |
Archipelago | South Orkney Islands | |
Geographical location | 60 ° 45 ′ 29 " S , 44 ° 37 ′ 20" W | |
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length | 440 m | |
width | 190 m | |
surface | 5 ha |
Valette Island is a small island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It is located on the west side of the entrance to Mill Cove just 20 m off the south coast of Laurie Island . With a length of 440 m and a maximum width of 190 m, the surface area is a good five hectares .
The island was mapped and named during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) under the direction of the Scottish polar explorer William Speirs Bruce . Bruce named the island after the Argentine meteorologist Lucian Honorio Valette (1880-1957), who worked on Laurie Island in 1904.
Web links
- Valette Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Valette Island on geographic.org (English)