Rabot Island
Rabot Island is an island 8 km (5 mi) long and 3 km (2 mi) wide, lying 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Charles Rabot.
  Rabot Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°54′S 65°59′W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
| Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Originally discovered by John Biscoe.
See also
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- Monflier Point, marks the southwest end of Rabot Island
- Rodman Passage
References
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