Roux Island

Roux Island

Roux Island is located in Antarctica Roux Island Roux Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°54′S 66°57′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Roux Island is an island 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) long, lying 0.9 kilometres (0.5 nmi) north of Arrowsmith Peninsula at the west side of the entrance to Lallemand Fjord, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10, who named it for Jules Charles-Roux.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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