Detaille Island

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / General San Martin - permanent station of Argentina /
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Small island lying 2 mi NW of Andresen Island in the entrance of Lallemand Fjord, off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the FrAE, 1908-10, under Charcot, who named it for Monsieur Detaille of Punta Arenas, shareholder in the Magellan Whaling Co., who assisted Charcot in obtaining supplies at the company's whaling base at Deception Island.

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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detaille_Island
Coordinates:   66°52'11"S   66°47'16"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago