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Ramírez Island (Antarctica)

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Island in Antarctica

Ramírez Island
Ramírez Island is located in AntarcticaRamírez IslandRamírez IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°09′S 68°28′W / 69.150°S 68.467°W / -69.150; -68.467
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Ramírez Island is the northernmost of the three Bugge Islands), lying off Wordie Ice Shelf in the south part of Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast, Antarctica. The island was named "Isla Eleuterio Ramirez" by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, possibly after a member of the expedition. A concise form of the original name has been approved.

See also

References

  1. "Ramírez Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Ramírez Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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