Joubin Islands
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Joubin Islands is a group of small islands lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Cape Monaco
, Anvers Island
, at the southwest end of the Palmer Archipelago
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, under Charcot, and named by him for Louis Joubin
, French naturalist.
Cape Monaco
Cape Monaco is a cape which forms the southwest tip of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by a German expedition 1873-74, under Dallmann, but its relationship to Anvers Island was not known at that time. It was later charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under...
, Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
, at the southwest end of the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. Discovered 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....
, 1903–05, under Charcot, and named by him for Louis Joubin
Louis Joubin
Louis Marie Adolphe Olivier Édouard Joubin was a professor at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris. He published works on nemerteans, chaetognatha, cephalopods, and other molluscs. Joubin's Squid is named for him....
, French naturalist.