Aldea Island is the central of the three Bugge Islands, off Wordie Ice Shelf, Fallières Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. The island was named Isla Aldea by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1947, probably after Sargento Juan de Dios Aldea, of the Chilean Navy, one of the heroes of the naval battle of Iquique, May 21, 1879.

Aldea Island

Aldea Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	69°13′S 68°30′W
Archipelago	Bugge Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

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

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