Roux Island

Roux Island (66°54′S 66°57′W / 66.900°S 66.950°W / -66.900; -66.950Coordinates: 66°54′S 66°57′W / 66.900°S 66.950°W / -66.900; -66.950) is an island 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of Arrowsmith Peninsula at the west side of the entrance to Lallemand Fjord, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10, who named it for Jules Charles-Roux.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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