Peine Island

Peine Island
Peine Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°24′S 54°42′W / 63.400°S 54.700°W / -63.400; -54.700Coordinates: 63°24′S 54°42′W / 63.400°S 54.700°W / -63.400; -54.700
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Peine Island is a small island west of Beagle Island in the Danger Islands, southeast of Joinville Island off the Antarctic Peninsula.

The descriptive name "Islote Peine" (meaning "Comb Island") was given by the Argentine Ministry of Defense in 1979. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names approved the name in 1993 with the generic term Island.

See also

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


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