Peine Island

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

Peine Island
Peine Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°24′S 54°42′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 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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