The Berthelot Islands are a group of rocky islands, the largest 2 km (1 mi) long, lying 3 km (2 mi) south-west of Deliverance Point, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. They were discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named by him for Marcellin Berthelot, a prominent French chemist.[1] One of the group, Green Island, is protected as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.108 because of its relatively luxuriant vegetation and large Antarctic shag colony.[2]
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°20′S 64°9′W / 65.333°S 64.150°W |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Berthelot Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Green Island. Berthelot Islands, Antarctic Peninsula" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 108: Measure 1. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2002. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Berthelot Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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