geo.wikisort.org - Island

Laplace Island is a small rocky island 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) west-northwest of La Conchée and 1.4 kilometres (0.75 nmi) north of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French astronomer and mathematician.[1]

Laplace Island

Laplace Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°47′S 141°28′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• Laplace Island (disambiguation)

References

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

На других языках

---

[de] Île Laplace

Die Île Laplace ist eine kleine und felsige Insel vor der Küste des ostantarktischen Adélielands. Sie liegt 500 m westnordwestlich der Insel La Conchée und 12 km nördlich des Kap Mousse.

---

- [en] Laplace Island (Antarctica)

---

---