Vázquez Island
![]() ![]() Vázquez Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°55′S 63°25′W / 64.917°S 63.417°WCoordinates: 64°55′S 63°25′W / 64.917°S 63.417°W |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Vázquez Island is an island lying between Fridtjof and Bob islands, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B. Charcot, 1903–05. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1950.[1]
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References[]
- ^ "Vázquez Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Vázquez Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of the Palmer Archipelago
- Palmer Archipelago geography stubs