Heroína Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°24′S 54°36′W / 63.400°S 54.600°WCoordinates: 63°24′S 54°36′W / 63.400°S 54.600°W |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Heroína Island is a small island in Antarctica, marking the northeast end of the Danger Islands, east-southeast of Joinville Island. It was named by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1948–49, after the expedition ship Heroína, the name being approved by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1993.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Heroína Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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