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Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lecointe Island is an elongated island, 7.27 km (4.52 mi) long between Cape Kaiser and Hvarchil Point, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) wide and 700 m (2,300 ft) high, separated from the east coast of Brabant Island by Pampa Passage, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.[1]
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Location of Brabant Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°14′38.93″S 62°3′10.23″W |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
Length | 7.27 km (4.517 mi) |
Width | 2.2 km (1.37 mi) |
Highest elevation | 700 m (2300 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The island was first roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, which gave the name Cape Kaiser to its northern extremity. The island was surveyed and photographed by several British expeditions, 1955–58, and was named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey for Georges Lecointe, second-in-command and surveyor of the Belgian expedition which was responsible for the first survey of Gerlache Strait.
It is also known as Isla Kaiser and Isla Alice.
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