Laplace Island (Antarctica) Explained

Laplace Island
Map:Antarctica
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-66.7833°N 169°W
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Laplace Island is a small rocky island 0.31NaN1 west-northwest of La Conchée and 0.751NaN1 north of Cape Mousse, Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Pierre-Simon Laplace, the French astronomer and mathematician.

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