Pasteur Island
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°37′S 140°6′E / 66.617°S 140.100°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Pasteur Island is a small rocky island at the southeast end of the
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.
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of things named after Louis Pasteur
This article incorporates public domain material from "Pasteur Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.