Acuña Island
  Acuña Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 60°46′S 44°37′W / 60.767°S 44.617°WCoordinates: 60°46′S 44°37′W / 60.767°S 44.617°W |
| Archipelago | South Orkney Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Acuña Island, is a small island which lies 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) south of Point Rae, off the south coast of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it after , pioneer Argentine meteorologist at the South Orkney station during 1904.
See also[]
- Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica – Authoritative international gazetteer containing all the Antarctic toponyms
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands – Wikipedia list article
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Territorial claims in Antarctica – Land claims of the continent
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