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Marie Island (66°7′S 65°45′W / 66.117°S 65.75°W) is an island 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long, which lies immediately north of Cape Evensen, Graham Land. The name "Pointe Marie," after the elder sister of Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, was applied by the French Antarctic Expedition (1903–05) to a point on the coast close north of Cape Evensen. After the French Antarctic Expedition (1908–10) Charcot re-applied the name to the south tip of an island, "Ile Waldeck-Rousseau," in approximately the same latitude. Correlating its survey with those of Charcot, the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) (1934–37) identified "Ile Waldeck-Rousseau" as Waldeck-Rousseau Peak on the mainland. The most prominent feature near the peak requiring a name is the island described. The name Marie Island for this feature preserves Charcot's naming in the locality.
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