Vazquez Island
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Vazquez Island is an island
lying between Fridtjof
and Bob
islands, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island
in the Palmer Archipelago
. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
under Charcot, 1903-05. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1950.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
lying between Fridtjof
Fridtjof Island
Fridtjof Island is an island lying 1.5 miles northeast of Vazquez Island, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897-99.- See also :...
and Bob
Bob Island
Bob Island is a rocky island long and high, lying southeast of Cape Errera, Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. An island in this vicinity was surveyed and photographed by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache in 1898. It was originally called "Ile Famine", but in the reports...
islands, off the southeast side of Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island is an island long and from wide, about in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
under Charcot, 1903-05. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1950.