| Descartes Island | |
| Map: | Antarctica |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Population: | Uninhabited |
| Country: | None |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Descartes Island is a rocky island 0.11NaN1 long, midway between Lagrange Island and La Conchee and 0.91NaN1 north-northeast of Cape Mousse. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named after René Descartes, the French mathematician and philosopher.[1]