Cuverville Island [SEP] continent
Cuverville Island
Cuverville Island or Île de Cavelier de Cuverville is a dark, rocky island lying in Errera Channel between Arctowski Peninsula and the northern part of Rongé Island, off the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica. Cuverville Island was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for J.M.A. Cavelier de Cuverville (1834–1912), a vice admiral of the French Navy.
Geography.
The bedrock on the island is metavolcanic rock with white feldspar crystals, with some volcanic breccia
Cuverville
Cuverville is the name or part of the name of several communes in Normandy, France:
- Cuverville, Calvados, in the Calvados "département"
- Cuverville, Eure, in the Eure "département"
- Cuverville, Seine-Maritime, in the Seine-Maritime "département"
- Cuverville-sur-Yères, in the Seine-Maritime "département"
See also.
- Cuverville Island, Antarctic island