Llanquihue Islands

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The Llanquihue Islands (65°53′S 65°6′W / 65.883°S 65.100°W / -65.883; -65.100) are a group of islands to the east of Larrouy Island, extending northward for 9 nautical miles (17 km) from the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. They were charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37. The name appears on a Chilean government chart of 1947 and is after Llanquihue Province in Chile.[1]

The northernmost island is Dog Island.

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  1. ^ "Llanquihue Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Llanquihue Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.



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