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Darboux Island (65°25′S 64°15′W) is an island 1 nautical mile (2 km) long rising to 270 metres (900 ft), lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Cape Perez off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Jean Gaston Darboux, the noted French mathematician.[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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[de] Darboux-Insel

Die Darboux-Insel (französisch Île Darboux) ist eine 1,5 km lange und bis zu 270 m hohe Insel vor der Graham-Küste des Grahamlands im Norden der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt 5 km westlich des Kap Pérez.

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