Monge_Island

Monge Island

Monge Island

Island in Adélie Land, Antarctica

Monge Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Antarctica, lying immediately south of La Conchée and 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) northeast of Cape Mousse. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after French mathematician Gaspard Monge.[1]

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    "Monge Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

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