Pascal Island (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 66°47′S 141°29′E / 66.783°S 141.483°E / -66.783; 141.483
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Pascal Island
Map
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°47′S 141°29′E / 66.783°S 141.483°E / -66.783; 141.483
Administration
None
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Pascal Island in the Antarctic is a small rocky island 0.37 kilometres (0.2 nmi) east-southeast of Descartes Island and 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) northeast of Cape Mousse. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French physician and philosopher.

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