Pampa Island Explained

Pampa Island
Map:Antarctica
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-64.3333°N -72°W
Archipelago:Palmer Archipelago
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Pampa Island is an island 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) long and 475m (1,558feet) high, which lies off the east coast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. The island lies 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Pinel Point and is separated from Brabant Island by the southern part of Pampa Passage. First roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99. Named by the Argentine expedition of 1947–48 in association with Pampa Passage.

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  1. https://geographic.org/geographic_names/antname.php?uni=11315&fid=antgeo_117/ Pampa Island: Antarctica