Prevot Island
Location | Prevot Island, Wilhelm Archipelago |
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Coordinates | 64°53′18″S 63°56′48″W / 64.888334°S 63.946672°W |
Tower | |
Foundation | concrete base[1] |
Construction | metal skeletal tower[1] |
Height | 6 m (20 ft) |
Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower[1] |
Power source | solar power |
Light | |
Focal height | 37 m (121 ft) |
Range | 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 10s |
Prevot Island (64°53′S 63°58′W / 64.883°S 63.967°WCoordinates: 64°53′S 63°58′W / 64.883°S 63.967°W) is a small rocky island 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northeast of Miller Island, forming the northernmost of the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The name was approved by the Argentine geographic coordinating committee in 1956, replacing the provisional toponym "Fernando." Named in memory of First Lieutenant Prevot, commander of the mobile detachment in the operations of the Argentine Air Force unit for Antarctica. He died on active duty.
See also[]
- List of lighthouses in Antarctica
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Prevot Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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