Chavez Island

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / Academician Vernadskiy - permanent station of the Ukraine /
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Island 3 mi long which rises to 550 m, lying immediately W of the peninsula between Leroux and Bigo Bays, off the W coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the FrAE, 1908-10, under Charcot, probably for Commandant Alfonso Chaves of Ponta Delgada, Azores, but the spelling Chavez has become established through long usage.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavez_Island
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Coordinates:   65°37'50"S   64°32'3"W
This article was last modified 7 years ago