Renaud Island
Encyclopedia
Renaud Island is an ice-covered island
, 25 miles (40.2 km) long and from 4 to 10 mi (6.4 to 16.1 km) (average 7 mi (11.3 km)) wide, lying between the Pitt Islands
and Rabot Island
in the Biscoe Islands
.
, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
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...
, 25 miles (40.2 km) long and from 4 to 10 mi (6.4 to 16.1 km) (average 7 mi (11.3 km)) wide, lying between the Pitt Islands
Pitt Islands
Pitt Islands is a group of small islands lying immediately off the N extremity of Renaud Island, at the N end of the Biscoe Islands. The name "Pitt's Island," for William Pitt, British statesman, was applied by John Biscoe in 1832 to an island which he erroneously charted as lying about 25 mi...
and Rabot Island
Rabot Island
Rabot Island is an island long and wide, lying south of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Charles Rabot.Originally discovered by John Biscoe....
in the Biscoe Islands
Biscoe Islands
Biscoe Islands is a series of islands, of which the principal ones are Renaud, Rabot, Lavoisier and Watkins, lying parallel to the W coast of Graham Land and extending some in a NE–SW direction...
.
Discovery
The island was first charted and named by the French Antarctic ExpeditionFrench Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
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