Florence Island (Antarctica)
Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
66°38′S 140°5′E / 66.633°S 140.083°E / -66.633; 140.083
Florence Island is a small rocky island lying 0.7 kilometres (0.4 nmi) south of Derby Island near the northern extremity of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, Antarctica. it was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition in 1951 and named after Florence, Italy.[1]
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References
- ^ "Florence Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Florence Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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