Borceguí Island
Borceguí Island (61°3′S 55°9′W) is an ice-free island in the South Shetland Islands, midway between Cape Yelcho and the Gibbous Rocks, 2 kilometres (1 nmi) off the north coast of Elephant Island. The name was applied by the command of the Argentine sea-going tug Chiriguano in the 1954–55 cruise; in Spanish "borceguí" means half-boot and describes the shape of the island.[1]
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 61°3′S 55°9′W |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
References
- "Borceguí Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
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