Antarctica

Piñero Island

Piñero Island is an island, 3.7 km long and 0.9 km wide, lying about 8.3 km northwest of , off the west coast of . It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: Island in Graham Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Pinero Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Piñero Peak.

Peak
is the highest point of Piñero Island in , west . Named after the island by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980.

Piñero Island

Latitude
-67.56156° or 67° 33′ 42″ south
Longitude
-67.80882° or 67° 48′ 32″ west
Elevation
112 metres (367 feet)
Open location code
374JC5QR+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225841130
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6623304
Wiki­data ID
Q7195560
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Satellite Map

Discover Piñero Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Piñero Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Piñero Island”
  • Chinese: “皮尼羅島”
  • Dutch: “Pinero Island”
  • German: “Piñero-Insel”
  • Italian: “Isola Piñero”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pinero Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pinero Island”
  • Norwegian: “Pinero Island”
  • Spanish: “Carrera, Isla”
  • Spanish: “Piñero, isla”
  • Swedish: “Piñero Island”

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Explore places such as Rothera Research Station and Base Y.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Killingbeck Island and Matthews Peak.

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