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Descartes Island is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) long, midway between Lagrange Island and La Conchee and 1.7 kilometres (0.9 nmi) north-northeast of Cape Mousse. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after René Descartes, the French mathematician and philosopher.[1]

Descartes Island

Descartes Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°47′S 141°29′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: "Descartes Island (Antarctica)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] Île Descartes

Die Île Descartes, auch bekannt als Descartes Island, ist eine felsige und 160 m lange Insel vor der Küste des ostantarktischen Adélielands. Sie liegt 1,4 km nordnordöstlich des Kap Mousse zwischen den Inseln Île Lagrange und La Conchée.

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- [en] Descartes Island (Antarctica)

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