Hélène Island
Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica
66°37′S 139°44′E / 66.617°S 139.733°E / -66.617; 139.733
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]
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- ^ "Hélène Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hélène Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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