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Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
Pasteur Island
Pasteur Island is located in AntarcticaPasteur IslandPasteur IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°37′S 140°6′E / 66.617°S 140.100°E / -66.617; 140.100
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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


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