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Curie Island is a small rocky island near the eastern end of the Géologie Archipelago, lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) southwest of Derby Island, close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and named by them for the noted French family of physicists and chemists: Pierre Curie and Marie Curie.[1]

Curie Island

Curie Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°39′S 140°3′E
Archipelago	Géologie Archipelago
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: "Curie Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

На других языках

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[de] Curie-Insel

Die Curie-Insel (französisch Île Curie) ist eine kleine Felseninsel vor der Küste des ostantarktischen Adélielands. Sie liegt 1,5 km südwestlich der Derby-Insel und unmittelbar nördlich der Astrolabe-Gletscherzunge am östlichen Ende des Géologie-Archipels.

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- [en] Curie Island

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[fr] Île Curie

L'île Curie est un îlot revendiquée par la France située dans l'archipel de Pointe Géologie et faisant partie du district de La Terre-Adélie des Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF).

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