Joinville Island

Joinville Island
Joinville Island (center) between d'Urville Island (above) and Dundee Island (below)
Joinville Island is located in Antarctica
Joinville Island
Joinville Island
November 2010 NASA satellite photograph of Joinville Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°15′S 55°45′W / 63.250°S 55.750°W / -63.250; -55.750 (Joinville Island)
ArchipelagoJoinville Island group
Area1,607 km2 (620 sq mi)
Length74 km (46 mi)
Width22 km (13.7 mi)

Joinville Island (63°15′S 55°45′W / 63.250°S 55.750°W / -63.250; -55.750 (Joinville Island)) is the largest island of the Joinville Island group, about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long in an east–west direction and 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) wide, lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by the Antarctic Sound.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 375.