Pourquoi Pas Island
  Pourquoi Pas Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°41′S 67°28′W / 67.683°S 67.467°W |
| Length | 27 km (16.8 mi) |
| Width | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Administration | |
None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Pourquoi Pas Island is a mountainous island, 27 km (17 mi) long and from 8 to 18 km (5 to 11 mi) wide, lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10. The island was charted more accurately by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill, 1934–37, who named it for Charcot's expedition ship, the Pourquoi-Pas.
See also
- Black Pass
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- Mount Arronax
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Pourquoi Pas Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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