Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Wiencke, Isla (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Wiencke, Isla (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
Descubierta por la Expedición del teniente Adrien de Gerlache, quien la denominó de esta forma por el Sr. Auguste-Karl Wiencke, un marinero que perdió la vida en esta expedición. Es la más al S de las principales islas del archipiélago de Palmer, situada entre la isla Anvers y la costa W de la península Tierra de O'Higgins. Es una isla alta y montañosa, mide 16 millas de largo por 5 de ancho.
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