Vaugondy Island facts for kids
Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region
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 Vaugondy Island
Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°24′37″S 65°21′47″W / 65.41028°S 65.36306°W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Vaugondy Island (Bulgarian: остров Вогонди, romanized: ostrov Vogondi) is a mostly ice-covered island on the northeast side of Johannessen Harbour in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 1.85 km in north-south direction and 1.68 km in east-west.
The island is named after the French cartographer Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786) who published a map of the south polar region in 1777.
Location
Vaugondy Island is located 2.78 km west-southwest of Trundle Island, 1.1 km northwest of Jingle Island, 2.08 km east of Animas Island and 3.4 km south of Ribnik Island. British mapping in 1971.
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