Larrouy Island
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Larrouy Island is an island
5 nautical miles (9 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide which rises to 745 m, lying in Grandidier Channel
, 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Ferin Head
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, under Charcot, who named it for Monsieur Larrouy, at that time a French Minister Plenipotentiary.
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...
5 nautical miles (9 km) long and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide which rises to 745 m, lying in Grandidier Channel
Grandidier Channel
Grandidier Channel is a navigable channel between the west coast of Graham Land and the north end of the Biscoe Islands, extending from Penola Strait southwestward to the vicinity of Larrouy Island. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Alfred...
, 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Ferin Head
Ferin Head
Ferin Head is a headland 4 nautical miles north of the entrance to Holtedahl Bay, in the northwest of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast in Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, who from a distant position in Pendleton Strait charted this feature as an island,...
. 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, who named it for Monsieur Larrouy, at that time a French Minister Plenipotentiary.