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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]

Buffon Islands

Buffon Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°40′S 140°1′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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[de] Buffon-Inseln

Der Buffon-Inseln (französisch Îles Buffon) sind eine Gruppe dreier benachbarter Felseninseln. Sie erstrecken sich über eine Länge von 400 m und liegen 160 m östlich der Pétrel-Insel im Géologie-Archipel.

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- [en] Buffon Islands

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