Guesalaga Island

Guesalaga Island
Guesalaga Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°16′S 61°59′W / 64.267°S 61.983°W / -64.267; -61.983Coordinates: 64°16′S 61°59′W / 64.267°S 61.983°W / -64.267; -61.983
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Guesalaga Island is the northern of two islands lying off the east side of Lecointe Island, in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1947 for its commander, Capitán de Navío Federico Guesalaga Toro.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guesalaga Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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