Aldea Island
This article is about an island in Antarctica. For Chilean Island in 45°S, see Aldea Island (Campana Archipelago).
  Aldea Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 69°13′S 68°30′W / 69.217°S 68.500°WCoordinates: 69°13′S 68°30′W / 69.217°S 68.500°W |
| Archipelago | Bugge Islands |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Aldea Island is the central of the three Bugge Islands, off Wordie Ice Shelf, Fallières Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. The island was named Isla Aldea by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, probably after Sargento Juan de Dios Aldea, of the Chilean Navy, one of the heroes of the naval battle of Iquique, May 21, 1879.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Aldea Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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