Pourquoi Pas Island is a mountainous island, 27 km (17 mi) long and from 8 to 18 km (5 to 11 mi) wide, lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10. The island was charted more accurately by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill, 1934–37, who named it for Charcot's expedition ship, the Pourquoi-Pas ?.

Pourquoi Pas Island
View of Pourquoi Pas Island from Horseshoe Island
Pourquoi Pas Island is located in Antarctica
Pourquoi Pas Island
Pourquoi Pas Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°41′S 67°28′W / 67.683°S 67.467°W / -67.683; -67.467
Length27 km (16.8 mi)
Width13 km (8.1 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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  This article incorporates public domain material from "Pourquoi Pas Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.