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Yoke Island
Yoke Island is located in AntarcticaYoke IslandYoke IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°58′S 61°56′W / 63.967°S 61.933°W / -63.967; -61.933
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Yoke Island, known also as Islotes Los Provincianos is an island lying west of the north end of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05. The name given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 is descriptive of the shape of the island in both plan and elevation.

See also

References

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