D'Urville Island, Antarctica

D'Urville Island, Antarctica
Location of D'Urville Island
D'Urville Island, Antarctica is located in Antarctica
D'Urville Island, Antarctica
D'Urville Island, Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°05′S 56°20′W / 63.083°S 56.333°W / -63.083; -56.333 (D'Urville Island)
ArchipelagoJoinville Island group
Area455.3 km2 (175.8 sq mi)
Length27 km (16.8 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

D'Urville Island (63°05′S 56°20′W / 63.083°S 56.333°W / -63.083; -56.333 (D'Urville Island)) is the northernmost island of the Joinville Island group in Antarctica. It is 27 kilometres (17 mi) long, lying immediately north of Joinville Island, from which it is separated by Larsen Channel.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 205.