Cobalescou Island
 Cobalescou Island
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°11′S 61°39′W / 64.183°S 61.650°WCoordinates: 64°11′S 61°39′W / 64.183°S 61.650°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Cobalescou Island or Cobălcescu Island is a small snow-free island with two rounded summits, lying 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) east-southeast of Veyka Point, the south extremity of Two Hummock Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
The island was discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99. The established name appears to be a corrupted spelling. The toponym was suggested to Gerlache by Emil Racovitza, Romanian zoologist and botanist of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, for Romanian scholar Grigore Cobălcescu, a geologist of European reputation.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cobalescou Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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