Casabianca_Island

Casabianca Island

Casabianca Island

Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica

Casabianca Island is a low, rocky island lying in Neumayer Channel 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) northeast of Damoy Point, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903–05, who named it for Monsieur Casabianca, then French Administrator of Naval Enlistment.[1]

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    "Casabianca Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 October 2011.

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