Retour Island

Retour Island (66°46′S 141°34′E / 66.767°S 141.567°E / -66.767; 141.567Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°34′E / 66.767°S 141.567°E / -66.767; 141.567) is a rocky island 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) long, the largest feature in the Curzon Islands, lying 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) north of Cape Decouverte. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them to commemorate the return of French exploring parties to the vicinity.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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