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heroína+island Latitude and Longitude:

63°24′S 54°36′W / 63.400°S 54.600°W / -63.400; -54.600
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Heroína Island
Heroína Island is located in Antarctica
Heroína Island
Heroína Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°24′S 54°36′W / 63.400°S 54.600°W / -63.400; -54.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Heroína Island is a small island in Antarctica, marking the northeast end of the Danger Islands, east-southeast of Joinville Island. It was named by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1948–49, after the expedition ship Heroína, the name being approved by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1993. [1]

Geology

Heroina Island is composed of Mesozoic granodiorite, related to the great Mesozoic Andean subduction zone that extended from here to Central America. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Heroína Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ^ Joseph Holliday, Geology Professor, El Camino College

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Heroína Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.



heroína+island Latitude and Longitude:

63°24′S 54°36′W / 63.400°S 54.600°W / -63.400; -54.600
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heroína Island
Heroína Island is located in Antarctica
Heroína Island
Heroína Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°24′S 54°36′W / 63.400°S 54.600°W / -63.400; -54.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Heroína Island is a small island in Antarctica, marking the northeast end of the Danger Islands, east-southeast of Joinville Island. It was named by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1948–49, after the expedition ship Heroína, the name being approved by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1993. [1]

Geology

Heroina Island is composed of Mesozoic granodiorite, related to the great Mesozoic Andean subduction zone that extended from here to Central America. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Heroína Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ^ Joseph Holliday, Geology Professor, El Camino College

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Heroína Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.



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