Laplace Island (Antarctica)
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°47′S 141°28′E / 66.783°S 141.467°ECoordinates: 66°47′S 141°28′E / 66.783°S 141.467°E |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Laplace Island is a small rocky island 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) west-northwest of La Conchée and 1.4 kilometres (0.75 nmi) north of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French astronomer and mathematician.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Laplace Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
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