Misplaced Pages

Mirage Island

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica

Mirage Island
Mirage Island is located in AntarcticaMirage IslandMirage IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°48′S 141°27′E / 66.800°S 141.450°E / -66.800; 141.450
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Mirage Island is a rocky island 0.5 kilometres (0.25 nmi) long lying 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) west of Cape Mousse on the coast of Antarctica. It was charted in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them because mirages were frequently observed in the vicinity of the island.

See also

References

  1. "Mirage Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Mirage Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


Stub icon

This Adélie Land location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: