Millerand Island
Millerand Island from San Martín Base, 2011 | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°09′S 67°13′W / 68.150°S 67.217°W |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Millerand Island is a high rugged island 6 km (3 nmi) in diameter, lying 7 km (4 nmi) south of Cape Calmette, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910) under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who thought that it was a cape of the mainland and named it as such after Alexandre Millerand, French statesman.