D'Hainaut Island
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  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mikkelsen Harbor, Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°54′S 60°47′W / 63.900°S 60.783°WCoordinates: 63°54′S 60°47′W / 63.900°S 60.783°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
D'Hainaut Island is a small island lying in Mikkelsen Harbor, Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by the sixth Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1952) for Lieutenant Ladislao D'Hainaut.
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