D'Urville Island is an island of Antarctica. It is the northernmost island of the Joinville Island group, 27 kilometres (17 mi) long, lying immediately north of Joinville Island, from which it is separated by Larsen Channel.

D'Urville Island, Antarctica

Map of Graham Land, showing D'Urville Island (3)
D'Urville Island, Antarctica Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	63°05′S 56°20′W
Archipelago	Joinville Island group
Area	455.3 km2 (175.8 sq mi)
Length	27 km (16.8 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

The single island was charted in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer who discovered land in the Joinville Island group.

Burden Passage separates D'Urville Island from Bransfield Island.[1]

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• Medley Rocks
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

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