Pasteur Island

Pasteur Island

Pasteur Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°37′S 140°6′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Pasteur Island is a small rocky island at the southeast end of the Dumoulin Islands, close north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51. Named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1951–52, for Louis Pasteur, famous French chemist who made notable contributions to medical science.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of things named after Louis Pasteur

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