Acuña Island

Acuña Island, is a small island which lies 0.4 kilometres south of Point Rae, off the south coast of in the . Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it after Hugo A.
Wikipedia
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 28 metres (92 feet)
  • …is also known as “Acuna, islote”
  • Description: small island south of Point Rae, off the south coast of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ailsa Craig.

Islet
is a precipitous 1 mile south… is situated 4 km southwest of Acuña Island.

Acuña Island

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Latitude
-60.75° or 60° 45′ south
Longitude
-44.6° or 44° 36′ west
Open location code
38FQ7C22+22
Geo­Names ID
6633405
Wiki­data ID
Q4677971

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Acuña Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Acuña”
  • Chinese: “阿庫尼亞島”
  • Dutch: “Acuña Island”
  • German: “Acuña-Insel”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Acuna Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Acuña Island”
  • Polish: “Acuña Island”
  • Spanish: “Acuña, islote”
  • Swedish: “Acuña (ö)”
  • Swedish: “Acuña Island”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Acuña”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rae, Point and Valette Island.

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