Francis Island is an island which is irregular in shape, 13 kilometres (7 nmi) long and 9 kilometres (5 nmi) wide, lying 22 kilometres (12 nmi) east-northeast of Choyce Point, off the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service in 1940. It was charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who named it for S.J. Francis, a FIDS surveyor.[1]

Francis Island
Francis Island is located in Antarctica
Francis Island
Francis Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°37′S 64°45′W / 67.617°S 64.750°W / -67.617; -64.750
Length13 km (8.1 mi)
Width9 km (5.6 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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References

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  1. ^ "Francis Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

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