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Carrel Island
Le Mauguen
Carrel Island is located in Antarctica
Carrel Island
Carrel Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°40′S 140°1′E / 66.667°S 140.017°E / -66.667; 140.017
ArchipelagoGéologie Archipelago
Length400 m (1300 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Carrel Island, also known as Le Mauguen Island, is a small, rocky island 400 metres (1,300 ft) long lying 200 metres (660 ft) south of Petrel Island in the Géologie Archipelago of Antarctica. It was charted in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Alexis Carrel, noted French surgeon and physiologist.[1]

  1. ^ "Carrel Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 October 2011.

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