Piton Island
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°47′S 141°36′E / 66.783°S 141.600°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Piton Island is a small rocky island lying 0.19 kilometres (0.1 nmi) southwest of Guano Island in the Curzon Islands. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them for its very pointed shape.
See also
This article incorporates public domain material from "Piton Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.