Pasteur Island

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Pasteur Island


Pasteur Island is located in Antarctica

Pasteur Island

Pasteur Island



Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates
66°37′S 140°6′E / 66.617°S 140.100°E / -66.617; 140.100Coordinates: 66°37′S 140°6′E / 66.617°S 140.100°E / -66.617; 140.100
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Pasteur Island is a small rocky island at the southeast end of the Dumoulin Islands, close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949-51. Named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1951–52, for Louis Pasteur, famous French chemist who made notable contributions to medical science.



See also



  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

  • List of things named after Louis Pasteur


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










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