Buffon Islands
  Buffon Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°40′S 140°1′E / 66.667°S 140.017°ECoordinates: 66°40′S 140°1′E / 66.667°S 140.017°E |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
The Buffon Islands are a group of three adjoining, rocky islands, together about 0.5 kilometres (0.25 nmi) in extent, lying 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) east of Petrel Island in the Geologie Archipelago. They were charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Georges Buffon, a noted French naturalist.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Buffon Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
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