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Ifo Island

Ifo Island

Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica

Ifo Island is a low rocky island 370 m (0.2 nmi) southeast of Hélène Island at the western end of the Géologie Archipelago, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, under André-Frank Liotard. "Ifo" is an approximate phonetic spelling of "il faut," a much-used expression by the French expedition meaning "one (you) must."[1]

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    "Ifo Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

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