Lecointe Island

Lecointe Island

Location of Brabant Island
Lecointe Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°14′38.93″S 62°3′10.23″W / 64.2441472°S 62.0528417°W / -64.2441472; -62.0528417Coordinates: 64°14′38.93″S 62°3′10.23″W / 64.2441472°S 62.0528417°W / -64.2441472; -62.0528417
Archipelago	Palmer Archipelago
Length	7.27 km (4.517 mi)
Width	2.2 km (1.37 mi)
Highest elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Lecointe Island is an elongated island, 7.27 km (4.52 mi) long between Cape Kaiser and Hvarchil Point, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) wide and 700 m (2,300 ft) high, separated from the east coast of Brabant Island by Pampa Passage, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.

The island was first roughly surveyed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, which gave the name Cape Kaiser to its northern extremity. The island was surveyed and photographed by several British expeditions, 1955–58, and was named by them for Georges Lecointe, second-in-command and surveyor of the Belgian expedition which was responsible for the first survey of Gerlache Strait.

It is also known as Isla Kaiser and Isla Alice.

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