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 is located in Antarctica
Aldea Island
Aldea Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°13′S 68°30′W / 69.217°S 68.500°W / -69.217; -68.500
ArchipelagoBugge Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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.

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References

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


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