Debutante Island
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 69°34′S 75°30′E / 69.567°S 75.500°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Debutante Island is a narrow island located in the southernmost part of the
Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and was named "Debutante" in 1952 by John H. Roscoe because the island is just beginning to "come out" from under its ice cover.[1]
See also
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Debutante Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.