Vázquez Island

Vázquez Island is an island lying between Fridtjof and Bob islands, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B. Charcot, 1903–05. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1950.[1]

Vázquez Island
Vázquez Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°55′S 63°25′W
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Vázquez Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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