The Dumoulin Islands are a small group of rocky islands in the Antarctic region at the northeast end of the Géologie Archipelago, 4.6 kilometres (2.5 nmi) north of Astrolabe Glacier Tongue. On 22 January 1840, a French Antarctic expedition led by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, aboard his flagship Astrolabe, landed a party on one of these islands, Rocher du Débarquement. Dumont d'Urville named the group of islands in honor of the hydrographer of his expedition, Clément Adrien Vincendon-Dumoulin.

Dumoulin Islands
Dumoulin Islands is located in Antarctica
Dumoulin Islands
Dumoulin Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°37′S 140°4′E / 66.617°S 140.067°E / -66.617; 140.067
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The islands were roughly charted by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Douglas Mawson. The island group was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and recharted by a French Antarctic Expedition under André-Frank Liotard, 1949–51.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Dumoulin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Dumoulin Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.