Phoque Island | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -66.8167°N 165°W |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Phoque Island is a rocky island 0.11NaN1 long, the southernmost island in a small group 0.11NaN1 north of Cape Margerie, Antarctica. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition, it was named by them for the numerous seals near the island, "phoque" being the French for seal. The island is located on the South-East of the coast of Antarctica, in the southern hemisphere.