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Larrouy Island

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Larrouy Island

Larrouy Island (65°52′S 65°15′W) is an island 5 nautical miles (9 km) long and 2 nautical miles (4 km) wide which rises to 745 metres (2,440 ft), (the Peak Pilot) lying in Grandidier Channel off the northwest coast of Velingrad Peninsula 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Ferin Head, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy, at that time a French Minister Plenipotentiary.

Map of Larrouy Island, Antarctica

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Larrouy Island Wikipedia