Renaud Island

Renaud Island

Renaud Island is an ice-covered island, 25 miles long and from 4 to 10 miles wide, lying between the Pitt Islands and Rabot Island in the Biscoe Islands.

Discovery

The island was first charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot with the funding by Siddh Maru

References

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