Bernard Island

Bernard Island
Bernard Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°40′S 140°2′E / 66.667°S 140.033°E / -66.667; 140.033
ArchipelagoGéologie Archipelago
Length400 m (1300 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bernard Island is a rocky island 400 m long lying 500 m east of the Petrel Island in the Géologie Archipelago of Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by a French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Claude Bernard, a noted French physiologist.