Coloma Island
| Coloma Island | ||
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| Waters | Discovery Bay | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 29 ′ S , 59 ° 40 ′ W | |
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Coloma Island ( English ; Spanish Isla Coloma ) is a small island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located southwest of González Island in Discovery Bay on Greenwich Island .
Chilean scientists named it after Luis Coloma Rojas, a member of the winter team at Soberanía Station (now Arturo Prat Station ) in 1947. The UK Antarctic Place Names Committee translated this name into English in 2003.
Web links
- Coloma Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)