Thiébault Island

Thiébault Island (65°11′S 64°11′W / 65.183°S 64.183°W / -65.183; -64.183Coordinates: 65°11′S 64°11′W / 65.183°S 64.183°W / -65.183; -64.183) is a small island which lies next west of Charlat Island in the small group off the south end of Petermann Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1908–10, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Mr. Thiébault, then French Minister to Argentina.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Thiébault Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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