Rostand Island
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Rostand Island is a rocky island
0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) southeast of Petrel Island in the Geologie Archipelago
. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition
and named by them for Jean Rostand
, noted French biologist.
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...
0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) southeast of Petrel Island in the Geologie Archipelago
Geologie Archipelago
Geologie Archipelago is a small archipelago of rocky islands and rocks close north of Cape Geodesie and Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, extending from Helene Island on the west to Dumoulin Islands on the east. The French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville landed on Debarquement Rock in the...
. Charted in 1951 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....
and named by them for Jean Rostand
Jean Rostand
Jean Rostand was a French biologist and philosopher.Active as an experimental biologist, Rostand became famous for his work as a science writer, as well as a philosopher and an activist...
, noted French biologist.