Kopaitic Island

Coordinates: 63°19′S 57°55′W / 63.317°S 57.917°W / -63.317; -57.917
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Kopaitic Island
Nickname: Isla Kopaitic
Kopaitic Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Kopaitic Island
Kopaitic Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°19′S 57°55′W / 63.317°S 57.917°W / -63.317; -57.917
ArchipelagoDuroch Islands
Total islands1
Area0,215 km2 (83 sq mi)
Highest point617 m
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups0

Kopaitic Island is an island lying 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) west of Cape Legoupil in the Duroch Islands, Antarctica. It was named in honor of 1° Lieutenant Boris Kopaitic O'Neill for the first Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1947. The Commander of the Chilean Expedition at Greenwich Island.[1]

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  1. ^ "Kopaitic Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 June 2020.