Coordinates: 65°54′S 65°59′W / 65.900°S 65.983°W / -65.900; -65.983

Rabot Island

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Rabot Island
Rabot Island is located in Antarctica
Rabot Island
Rabot Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°54′S 65°59′W / 65.900°S 65.983°W / -65.900; -65.983
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Length8 km (5 mi)
Width3 km (1.9 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Rabot Island is an island 8 km (5 mi) long and 3 km (2 mi) wide, lying 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Charles Rabot.

Originally discovered by John Biscoe.

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65°54′S 65°59′W / 65.900°S 65.983°W / -65.900; -65.983