Piñero Island

Piñero Island (67°34′S 67°49′W / 67.567°S 67.817°W / -67.567; -67.817Coordinates: 67°34′S 67°49′W / 67.567°S 67.817°W / -67.567; -67.817) is an island, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long and 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km) wide, lying about 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) northwest of Pourquoi Pas Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B. Charcot, 1908–10, and named by him for Dr. Antonio F. Piñero, member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Republic, on whose motion the government voted unlimited credit to meet the needs of the expedition.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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