Hélène Island is a small rocky island 370 metres (0.2 nmi) northwest of Ifo Island marking the west end of the Géologie Archipelago in Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and named by them for one of the expedition's dogs.[1]
  Hélène Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°37′S 139°44′E / 66.617°S 139.733°E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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References edit
- ^ "Hélène Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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