Roca Islands

Roca Islands is a group of small islands between and on the south side of French Passage in the Wilhelm Archipelago. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Julio A.

Roca Islands

Latitude
-65.1848° or 65° 11′ 5″ south
Longitude
-64.45135° or 64° 27′ 5″ west
Open location code
376QRG8X+3F
Geo­Names ID
6624273
Wiki­data ID
Q7353673
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Roca Islands” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: illes Roca
  • Catalan: Illes Roca
  • Catalan: Roca
  • Cebuano: Roca
  • Chinese: 羅卡群島
  • Dutch: Roca Islands
  • German: Roca-Inseln
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Roca Islands
  • Spanish: Islotes Roca
  • Spanish: Roca, islotes
  • Swedish: Roca (ö)
  • Swedish: Roca Islands

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