Sotomayor Island
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| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 20 ′ S , 57 ° 54 ′ W | |
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The Sotomayor Island ( Spanish Islote Sotomayor ) is an island off the northern coast of the Trinity Peninsula at the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located in front of the Punta Ross headland , the southern limit of the entrance to Unwin Cove .
Participants of the 5th Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1950–1951) named them after Lieutenant Victor Sotomayor, officer on board the ship Lientur on this research voyage .
Web links
- Sotomayor Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sotomayor Island on geographic.org (English)