Feature Name (see definition): Guépratte Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 6123

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 64° 30' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 063° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.5

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Ice-covered island 1.5 mi long, lying between Anvers and Brabant Islands at the E side of the entrance to Fournier Bay, Palmer Archipelago. This island was first shown on the Friederichsen map of 1895, embodying the 1873-74 explorations of a German expedition under Dallmann. It was later charted by the French Antarctic Expedition (FrAE), 1903-05, under Charcot, who named it after Captain Guepratte, French Navy. The name Discovery Island, applied in 1927 by DI personnel on the Discovery, has been rejected in favor of the earlier name.

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