Islote Riofrío
| Islote Riofrío | ||
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| Waters | Bay of Flanders | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 6 ′ S , 63 ° 6 ′ W | |
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Islote Riofrío ( Spanish ; in Argentina Islote Sara ) is a snow-covered island off the Danco coast of Graham Land in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 2.6 km west of Pelletan Point in the Bay of Flanders .
Chilean scientists named it after Enrique Riofrío Cooke of the Chilean Army , a participant in the 12th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1957-1958). The background of the Argentine naming is not known.
Web links
- Riofrío, Islote in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)