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Goetschy Island

Coordinates: 64°52′S 63°31′W / 64.867°S 63.517°W / -64.867; -63.517
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Goetschy Island
Goetschy Island is located in Antarctica
Goetschy Island
Goetschy Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°52′S 63°31′W / 64.867°S 63.517°W / -64.867; -63.517
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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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References

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  1. ^ "Goetschy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Goetschy Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.