Pascal Island | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -66.7833°N 170°W |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Pascal Island in the Antarctic is a small rocky island 0.2nmi east-southeast of Descartes Island and 1nmi northeast of Cape Mousse. Charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition and named by them for Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French physician and philosopher.