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    Pasteur Island

    île Pasteur

    66°37′S 140°06′E

    Pasteur Island is a small rocky island at the southeast end of the Dumoulin Islands, close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51.

    66°37′S 140°06′E

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    Pasteur Island is a small rocky island at the southeast end of the Dumoulin Islands, close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51. Named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1951–52, for Louis Pasteur, famous French chemist who made notable contributions to medical science.

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    Nearest islands

    • Dépôt Island0.9 km
    • Derby Island1.1 km

    Also in Dumoulin Islands

    • Dépôt Island

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      Minor islands

    • Derby Island

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      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia