Liard Island

Island in Graham Land, Antarctica

66°51′S 67°25′W / 66.850°S 67.417°W / -66.850; -67.417Length24 km (14.9 mi)Width11 km (6.8 mi)Highest elevation1,000 m (3000 ft)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Liard Island is a mountainous island, 24 kilometres (13 nmi) long, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) wide and rising to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), situated in the north-central portion of Hanusse Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Liard Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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