Bizeux Rock

Bizeux Rock
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°49′S 141°24′E / 66.817°S 141.400°E / -66.817; 141.400Coordinates: 66°49′S 141°24′E / 66.817°S 141.400°E / -66.817; 141.400
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Bizeux Rock is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) long lying 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) east of Manchot Island and close northeast of Cape Margerie. It was charted in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them after an island located in the center of the Rance estuary, France.[1]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Bizeux Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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