Ramírez Island (Antarctica)
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 69°09′S 68°28′W / 69.150°S 68.467°W |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Ramírez Island is the northernmost of the three Bugge Islands), lying off Wordie Ice Shelf in the south part of Marguerite Bay, Fallières Coast, Antarctica. The island was named "Isla Eleuterio Ramirez" by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, possibly after a member of the expedition. A concise form of the original name has been approved.[1]
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Ramírez Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.