Guido Island

Guido Island (64°55′S 63°50′W / 64.917°S 63.833°W / -64.917; -63.833Coordinates: 64°55′S 63°50′W / 64.917°S 63.833°W / -64.917; -63.833) is an island lying 1 nautical mile (2 km) northeast of Prioress Island in the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica. It was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1950; the name "Isla Guido Spano" appears on a 1957 chart and is for Carlos Guido Spano (1829–1918), a famous Argentine poet.^[1]

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

↑ "Guido Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-11.

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