Phoque Island

Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
66°49′S 141°24′E / 66.817°S 141.400°E / -66.817; 141.400AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Phoque Island is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) long, the southernmost island in a small group 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) north of Cape Margerie, Antarctica. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition, it was named by them for the numerous seals near the island, "phoque" being the French for seal. The island is located on the South-East of the coast of Antarctica, in the southern hemisphere.

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