Llanquihue Islands

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The Llanquihue Islands (65°53′S 65°6′W / 65.883°S 65.100°W / -65.883; -65.100Coordinates: 65°53′S 65°6′W / 65.883°S 65.100°W / -65.883; -65.100) are a group of islands to the east of Larrouy Island, extending northward for 9 nautical miles (17 km) from the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. They were charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37. The name appears on a Chilean government chart of 1947 and is after Llanquihue Province in Chile.[1]

See also

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

  1. ↑ "Llanquihue Islands". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-27. 

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