Borceguí Island

Borceguí Island

Elephant Island
Borceguí Island Location of Borceguí Island Borceguí Island Borceguí Island (Antarctica)
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	61°3′S 55°9′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Borceguí Island (61°3′S 55°9′W) is an ice-free island in the South Shetland Islands, midway between Cape Yelcho and the Gibbous Rocks, 2 kilometres (1 nmi) off the north coast of Elephant Island. The name was applied by the command of the Argentine sea-going tug Chiriguano in the 1954–55 cruise; in Spanish "borceguí" means half-boot and describes the shape of the island.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Borceguí Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.