Piton Island

Piton Island is a small rocky island lying 0.19 kilometres (0.1 nmi) southwest of Guano Island in the Curzon Islands. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and so named by them for its very pointed shape.

Piton Island
Piton Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°47′S 141°36′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Piton Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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