Goudier Island

{{Short description|Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica}}

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Goudier Island ({{coord|64|50|S|63|30|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a small island with an appearance of bare, polished rock, lying {{convert|0.05|nmi|km|1}} north of Jougla Point in the harbour of Port Lockroy, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and named after E. Goudier, chief engineer of the expedition ship Français.{{cite gnis |type=antarid |id=5874 |name=Goudier Island |accessdate=1 May 2012}}

Operation Tabarin established a research base, station A, on the island in 1944. Research continued until 1962 when operations were transferred to Station F (Faraday station) on the Argentine Islands. It was restored in 1996 and is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in Antarctica.{{cite web |title=Port Lockroy (A) |url=https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/life-in-the-polar-regions/virtual-tours/virtual-trip-to-antarctica/port-lockroy/ |website=British Antarctic Survey |access-date=4 February 2016 |archive-date=7 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207080339/https://www.bas.ac.uk/polar-operations/life-in-the-polar-regions/virtual-tours/virtual-trip-to-antarctica/port-lockroy/ |url-status=dead }}