Lamarck Island (Antarctica)

Lamarck Island
Lamarck Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°40′S 140°2′E / 66.667°S 140.033°E / -66.667; 140.033
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Lamarck Island is a rocky island 250 m (820 ft) long, lying 300 m (980 ft) east of Petrel Island and 300 m (980 ft) north-east of Rostand Island in the Géologie Archipelago, off the Adélie Coast of Antarctica. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them after Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, the French naturalist.