Lecointe Island

Lecointe Island is an elongated island, 7.27 km long between Cape Kaiser and Hvarchil Point, 2.2 km wide and 700 m high, separated from the east coast of by , in the , Antarctica.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bell Island.

Islet
Guesalaga Island is the northern of two islands lying off the east side of Lecointe Island, in the of Antarctica. It was named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1947 for its commander, Capitán de Navío Federico Guesalaga Toro. is situated 3½ km east of Lecointe Island.

Lecointe Island

Latitude
-64.266° or 64° 15′ 58″ south
Longitude
-62.05° or 62° 3′ west
Elevation
700 metres (2,297 feet)
Open location code
377VPXM2+H2
Geo­Names ID
6636795
Wiki­data ID
Q6511811
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lecointe Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Lecointe Island
  • Chinese: 勒庫安特島
  • Dutch: Lecointe Island
  • German: Lecointe Island
  • Hebrew: האי לקוואנט
  • Hebrew: לקוואנט
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Lecointe Island
  • Spanish: Alice, Isla
  • Spanish: Kaiser, isla
  • Swedish: Lecointe Island

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Viola, Isla and Kaiser, Cape.

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