Kopaitic Island

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]

Kopaitic Island
Kopaitic Island
Kopaitic Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°19′S 57°55′W
ArchipelagoDuroch Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Kopaitic Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

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