Buff Island (Antarctica)

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°51′S 64°35′W / 64.850°S 64.583°W / -64.850; -64.583Coordinates: 64°51′S 64°35′W / 64.850°S 64.583°W / -64.850; -64.583
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Buff Island is an island which lies 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the Joubin Islands and 10.5 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Cape Monaco, Anvers Island, at the southwest end of the Palmer Archipelago. The island appears to be first shown and named on a 1936 chart by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Buff Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-04.

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