Piñero Island

Piñero Island is an island, 3.7 km (2 nmi) long and 0.9 km (0.5 nmi) wide, lying about 8.3 km (4.5 nmi) northwest of Pourquoi Pas Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B. Charcot, 1908–10, and named by him for Dr. Antonio F. Piñero, member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Republic, on whose motion the government voted unlimited credit to meet the needs of the expedition.

Piñero Island
Piñero Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°34′S 67°49′W
Length3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Width0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
  • Quilp Rock an isolated rock 6.5 kilometres (3.5 nmi) south-southeast of the south tip of Pinero Island

References

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


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