Lemaire Island

Lemaire Island
Colony of gentoo penguins while breeding in their stone nests on Lemaire Island December 2005
Lemaire Island is located in Antarctica
Lemaire Island
Lemaire Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationGerlache Strait, Graham Land, Antarctica
Coordinates64°49′S 62°57′W / 64.817°S 62.950°W / -64.817; -62.950 (Lemaire Island)

Lemaire Island (64°49′S 62°57′W / 64.817°S 62.950°W / -64.817; -62.950 (Lemaire Island)) is an island 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) long and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) wide, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Duthiers Point off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 427.