Aldea Island

This article is about an island in Antarctica. For Chilean Island in 45°S, see Aldea Island (Campana Archipelago).

Aldea Island

Aldea Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	69°13′S 68°30′W
Archipelago	Bugge Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Aldea Island is the central of the three Bugge Islands, off Wordie Ice Shelf, Fallières Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. The island was named Isla Aldea by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, probably after Sargento Juan de Dios Aldea, of the Chilean Navy, one of the heroes of the naval battle of Iquique, May 21, 1879.

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Aldea Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.