Heroína Island

Heroína Island
Heroína Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°24′S 54°36′W / 63.400°S 54.600°W / -63.400; -54.600Coordinates: 63°24′S 54°36′W / 63.400°S 54.600°W / -63.400; -54.600
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Heroína Island is a small island in Antarctica, marking the northeast end of the Danger Islands, east-southeast of Joinville Island. It was named by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1948–49, after the expedition ship Heroína, the name being approved by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1993.[1]

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Heroína Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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