Acuña Island, is a small island which lies 0.4 kilometres (0.2 nmi) south of Point Rae, off the south coast of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William Speirs Bruce, who named it after Hugo A. Acuña, pioneer Argentine meteorologist at the South Orkney station during 1904.

Acuña Island

Acuña Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	60°46′S 44°37′W
Archipelago	South Orkney Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica – Authoritative international gazetteer containing all the Antarctic toponyms
• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands – List of islands in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research – British organization
• Territorial claims in Antarctica – Land claims of the continent

External links

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Acuña Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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