Laplace Island (Antarctica)

Laplace Island

Laplace Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°47′S 141°28′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Laplace Island is a small rocky island 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) west-northwest of La Conchée and 1.4 kilometres (0.75 nmi) north of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French astronomer and mathematician.[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• Laplace Island (disambiguation)

References

1. "Laplace Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Laplace Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.