Quintana Island

Quintana Island is a small isolated island, lying 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Betbeder Islands in the southwest part of the Wilhelm Archipelago. It was first charted as a group of islands by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903-05, and named by Charcot for Manuel Quintana, then President of Argentina. A survey in 1957-58 by the British Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit found only one island in this position.

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

Coordinates: 65°9′S 64°57′W / 65.150°S 64.950°W / -65.150; -64.950


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