Isla Chaigneau
| Isla Chaigneau | ||
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| Waters | Cabinet inlet | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 18 ′ S , 63 ° 44 ′ W | |
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The Isla Chaigneau ( Spanish ; in Argentina Isla Zuloaga ) is a 2 km long and up to 723 m high island before Foyn coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 8 km northwest of Cape Casey in Cabinet Inlet .
Chilean scientists named it after Federico Chaigneau, who had belonged to the team of the 25th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1970–1971). The background of the Argentine naming is not known.
Web links
- Chaigneau, Isla in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)