Chavez Island

Coordinates: 65°38′S 64°32′W / 65.633°S 64.533°W / -65.633; -64.533
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Location of Magnier Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
For the island in Ecuador, see Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos).

Chavez Island (65°38′S 64°32′W / 65.633°S 64.533°W / -65.633; -64.533) is an island 3 nautical miles (6 km) long which rises to 550 metres (1,800 ft), lying immediately west of

French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, probably for Commandant Alfonso Chaves of Ponta Delgada, Azores, but the spelling Chavez has become established through long usage.[1]

See also

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.

References

  1. ^ "Chavez Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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