Kopaitic Island
Antarctic Peninsula | |
Kopaitic Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°19′S 57°55′W / 63.317°S 57.917°WCoordinates: 63°19′S 57°55′W / 63.317°S 57.917°W |
Archipelago | Duroch Islands |
Administration | |
None | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Additional information | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Kopaitic Island is an island lying 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) west of Cape Legoupil in the Duroch Islands, Antarctica. It was named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1947 for Lieutenant Boris Kopaitic O'Neill, the leader of the Chilean party at Greenwich Island in 1947.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kopaitic Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
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