Empereur Island
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Empereur Island is a rocky island
1 mile (1.6 km) north of Cape Margerie
, lying immediately north of Breton Island
in the entrance to Port Martin
. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
under Liotard, 1949–51, and so named because the first emperor penguin
captured by the expedition was taken on this island.
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...
1 mile (1.6 km) north of Cape Margerie
Cape Margerie
Cape Margerie is a low, ice-covered cape, marked by prominent rock outcrops at its north end, lying midway between Cape Mousse and Lacroix Nunatak and bounded on the north by numerous rocky islands. Charted by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911–14, who named this feature for...
, lying immediately north of Breton Island
Breton Island
Breton Island is a small rocky island lying southwest of Empereur Island. It was charted in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for their largely Breton crew....
in the entrance to Port Martin
Port Martin
Port Martin is an anchorage lying immediately off Cape Margerie. Discovered in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Liotard, and named by them in conjunction with the expedition base established on Cape Margerie. Named for Andre-Paul Martin, second-in-command of the expedition who died...
. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Charted 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 Liotard, 1949–51, and so named because the first emperor penguin
Emperor Penguin
The Emperor Penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching in height and weighing anywhere from . The dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly,...
captured by the expedition was taken on this island.