Uruguay island
| Uruguay island | ||
|---|---|---|
| Waters | French passage | |
| Archipelago | Argentine Islands , Wilhelm Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 14 ′ 17 ″ S , 64 ° 13 ′ 22 ″ W | |
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| length | 1 km | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Uruguay Island ( French Île Uruguay , English Uruguay Island ) is an island off the Graham coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula .
geography
The island is located between Irízar Island and Corner Island in the group of Argentine islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago . It has a prominent bay on the west side.
history
It was discovered by participants in the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903–1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . Charcot named the island after the Argentine corvette Uruguay , which was involved in rescuing the stranded participants in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition . The island was surveyed in 1935 by the British Graham Land Expedition (1934–1937) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer John Rymill .
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1623 (English)
Web links
- Uruguay Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Uruguay Island on geographic.org (English)