Liard Island
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Liard Island is a mountainous island
, 13 miles (20.9 km) long, 6 miles (9.7 km) wide and rising to 1000 m (3,281 ft), situated in the north-central portion of Hanusse Bay
, off the west coast of Graham Land
, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition
under Charcot, 1908-10.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
, 13 miles (20.9 km) long, 6 miles (9.7 km) wide and rising to 1000 m (3,281 ft), situated in the north-central portion of Hanusse Bay
Hanusse Bay
Hanusse Bay is a broad bay, 20 miles long in a general north-south direction, lying between the northern portions of Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula. Liard Island lies in its northern portion. It was discovered and first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Charcot,...
, off the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
under Charcot, 1908-10.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica