Fourier Island

Coordinates: 66°48′S 141°30′E / 66.800°S 141.500°E / -66.800; 141.500
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Not to be confused with Fournier Island.
Fourier Island
Fourier Island is located in Antarctica
Fourier Island
Fourier Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°48′S 141°30′E / 66.800°S 141.500°E / -66.800; 141.500
Administration
None
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Fourier Island is a small rocky island 100 metres (0.05 nmi) off the coast and 1.4 kilometres (0.75 nmi) east-northeast of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Jean-Baptiste Fourier, the French geometrician.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fourier Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-04.

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


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