66°49′S 141°22′E
Rescapé Islands
93 km) northwest of Cape Margerie along the Adélie Coast. Surveyed by the French Antarctic Expedition (1949–51) under Andre Liotard, and named in remembrance of an incident of the disembarkation at nearby Port Martin station, when a ship's boat was carried away by the wind.
Overview
Rescapé Islands (66°49′S 141°22′E) is a small group of rocky islands lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) northwest of Cape Margerie along the Adélie Coast. Surveyed by the French Antarctic Expedition (1949–51) under Andre Liotard, and named in remembrance of an incident of the disembarkation at nearby Port Martin station, when a ship's boat was carried away by the wind.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands0
- Islets4
- Rocks & skerries1
Major islands
1
Ile des Manchots
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- High point
- 17 m
Islets
4
- Iles des Rescapés11 m · 0.03 km²
- Île aux Phoques7 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island7 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.6 ha
Rocks & skerries
1
- Rocher Bizeux8 m · 0.02 km²
Figures
Comparative heights
- Ile des Manchots: 17 m
- Iles des Rescapés: 11 m
- Rocher Bizeux: 8 m
- Île aux Phoques: 7 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
km², log scale
| Ile des Manchots | 0.12 km² |
| Iles des Rescapés | 0.03 km² |
| Rocher Bizeux | 0.02 km² |
| Île aux Phoques | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |