Canales Island
| Canales Island | ||
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| Waters | Discovery Bay | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 30 ′ S , 59 ° 42 ′ W | |
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Canales Island (English; Spanish Islote Canales ) is a small island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is the largest of a group of islands 175 m north of Ferrer Point in Discovery Bay on Greenwich Island .
Scientists from the 2nd Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947–1948) named it after a member of the expedition who was involved in surveying Discovery Bay. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee translated this designation into English in 2004.
Web links
- Canales Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)