Acuña Rocks

The Acuña Rocks (63°18′S 57°56′W / 63.300°S 57.933°W / -63.300; -57.933Coordinates: 63°18′S 57°56′W / 63.300°S 57.933°W / -63.300; -57.933), also known as Islote Acuña, are a pair of rocks lying 0.4 miles (0.6 km) west of Largo Island in the Duroch Islands, off Cape Legoupil, Trinity Peninsula. They were named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947–48, after Sub-Teniente Acuña, a member of the expedition.

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