Vázquez Island

Vázquez Island (64°55′S 63°25′W / 64.917°S 63.417°W / -64.917; -63.417Coordinates: 64°55′S 63°25′W / 64.917°S 63.417°W / -64.917; -63.417) 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]

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

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