Lavoisier Island facts for kids
 Lavoisier Island
Location in Antarctica
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°12′S 66°44′W / 66.200°S 66.733°W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
| Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Width | 8 km (5 mi) |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Lavoisier Island is a cool island located in Antarctica. It's about 29 kilometers (18 miles) long and 8 kilometers (5 miles) wide. You can find it between Rabot Island and Watkins Island in a group of islands called the Biscoe Islands.
This island is separated from other nearby islands by different water passages. Pendleton Strait is to the northeast, Lewis Sound is to the southwest, and Vladigerov Passage is to the west-southwest.
How Lavoisier Island Got Its Name
Different countries have different names for Lavoisier Island. Chile calls it Isla Serrano, and Argentina calls it Isla Mitre.
The island was first explored and mapped by a French team in 1903–05. This group was led by Jean-Baptiste Charcot. They first named it "Ile Nansen" after a famous Norwegian explorer named Fridtjof Nansen.
However, there was already another island called Nansen Island nearby. To avoid confusion, a British committee decided to rename the island in 1960. They chose to name it after Antoine Lavoisier, a famous French chemist. He was important for his studies on how living things use food for energy, a process called metabolism.
Winslow Rock
Winslow Rock is a small rock located very close to the east side of Lavoisier Island. It's also part of the Biscoe Islands.
Scientists from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped this rock between 1958 and 1959. Winslow Rock is special because it has a small group of penguins living there. It's also the only known place where boats can land on the east side of Lavoisier Island.
The rock was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee. They named it after Charles E.A. Winslow. He was an American scientist who studied how the human body reacts to very cold places.
See also
In Spanish: Isla Lavoisier para niños
