Piñero Island
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°34′S 67°49′W / 67.567°S 67.817°W |
Length | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) |
Width | 0.9 km (0.56 mi) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Piñero Island is an island, 3.7 km (2 nmi) long and 0.9 km (0.5 nmi) wide, lying about 8.3 km (4.5 nmi) northwest of
Argentine Republic, on whose motion the government voted unlimited credit to meet the needs of the expedition. The highest point in the island is Piñero Peak
.
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- Quilp Rock an isolated rock 6.5 kilometres (3.5 nmi) south-southeast of the south tip of Pinero Island
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Piñero Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.