Rongé Island (also Curville Island, De Rongé Island, Isla Curville, or Rouge Island) is a high, rugged island 8 km (5 mi) long, the largest island of the group which forms the west side of Errera Channel, off the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica.
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  Rongé Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°43′S 62°41′W / 64.717°S 62.683°W |
| Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,158 m (3799 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Britannia |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Rongé Island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (BAE) of 1897–1899 under Adrien de Gerlache who named it for Madame de Rongé (cousin of Johannes Ronge), a contributor to the expedition.[1]
Geography edit
Ketley Point forms the western end of Rongé Island.[2] Sherlac Point marks the southeast end of the island.[3] Both were charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960.[2][3] Ketley was named for John Ketley, a Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) assistant surveyor at the Danco Island station in 1956 and at Arthur Harbour in 1957.[2] Sherlac was initially named "Cap Charles" by Gerlache, but to avoid confusion with Charles Point in Hughes Bay, it was renamed "Sherlac", an anagram of Charles.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rongé Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Ketley Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Sherlac Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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