Ánimas Island
| Ánimas Island | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Archipelago | Pitt Islands , Biscoe Islands | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 25 ′ S , 65 ° 26 ′ W | |
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Ánimas Island (English; Spanish Isla Ánimas ) is an island of the Pitt Islands in the Biscoe Islands archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is north-northeast of Snodgrass Island .
Argentine scientists on the research vessel Bahía Aguirre mapped them during a research voyage carried out between 1954 and 1955. They named it after a sealer who operated in the waters around Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in the 19th century . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 2004.
Web links
- Ánimas Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)