Millerand Island

Millerand Island
Millerand Island from San Martín Base, 2011
Millerand Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Millerand Island
Millerand Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°09′S 67°13′W / 68.150°S 67.217°W / -68.150; -67.217
Length6 km (3.7 mi)
Width6 km (3.7 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Millerand Island is a high rugged island 6 km (3 nmi) in diameter, lying 7 km (4 nmi) south of Cape Calmette, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910) under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who thought that it was a cape of the mainland and named it as such after Alexandre Millerand, French statesman.