Pourquoi Pas Island
 View of Pourquoi Pas Island from Horseshoe Island | |
  Pourquoi Pas Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°41′S 67°28′W / 67.683°S 67.467°WCoordinates: 67°41′S 67°28′W / 67.683°S 67.467°W |
| Length | 27 km (16.8 mi) |
| Width | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Pourquoi Pas Island is a mountainous island, 27 km (17 mi) long and from 8 to 18 km (5 to 11 mi) wide, lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10. The island was charted more accurately by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill, 1934–37, who named it for Charcot's expedition ship, the Pourquoi-Pas.
See also
- Black Pass
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- Mount Arronax
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Pourquoi Pas Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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