Doumer Island

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / Palmer - permanent station of the US /
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Island 4.5 mi long and 2 mi wide, surmounted by a snow-covered pyramidal peak, 515 m, lying between the S portions of Anvers Island and Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. First seen by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. Resighted and charted by the FrAE, 1903-05, under Charcot, who named it for Paul Doumer, President of the Chamber of Deputies and later President of France.
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Coordinates:   64°51'22"S   63°32'58"W
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