Goetschy Island

Goetschy Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°52′S 63°31′W / 64.867°S 63.517°W / -64.867; -63.517Coordinates: 64°52′S 63°31′W / 64.867°S 63.517°W / -64.867; -63.517
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Goetschy Island is a low rocky island lying near the middle of Peltier Channel in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was first charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]

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


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