词条 | Joinville Island |
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| name = Joinville Island | image_name = JoinvilleIsland Terra MODIS.jpg | image_caption = | image_size = 250px | map = Antarctica | map_caption = | nickname = | location = Antarctica | coordinates = {{coord|63|15|S|55|45|W|scale:1000000|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Joinville Island group | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 1607 | length_km = 74 | width_km = 22 | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = 0 | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = None | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System }} Joinville Island is the largest island of the Joinville Island group, about {{convert|40|nmi|km|0|abbr=in}} long in an east-west direction and {{convert|12|nmi|km|0|abbr=in}} wide, lying off the northeastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by the Antarctic Sound. Joinville Island was discovered and charted roughly during 1838 by a French expedition commanded by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, who named it for Prince François, Prince of Joinville (1818–1900), the third son of Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans.[1] It is within the Argentine, British and Chilean Antarctic claims. GeographyJoinville Island consists of a series of valleys and bays, including Suspiros Bay and Balaena Valley. See also
References1. ^{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=7618|name=Joinville Island|accessdate=2004-11-03}} External links{{JoinvilleIsland-geo-stub}} 1 : Islands of the Joinville Island group |
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