Lautaro Island

Lautaro Island (64°49′S 63°6′W / 64.817°S 63.100°W / -64.817; -63.100Coordinates: 64°49′S 63°6′W / 64.817°S 63.100°W / -64.817; -63.100) is an island 1 nautical mile (2 km) long, lying just west of Lemaire Island in Gerlache Strait, off the Antarctic Peninsula. It was probably first seen by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99) under Gerlache. The island was named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1948–49) after the Lautaro, one of the Chilean expedition ships working in the area that season.^[1]

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Lautaro Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).