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Borceguí Island (61°3′S 55°9′W) is an ice-free island in the South Shetland Islands, midway between Cape Yelcho and the Gibbous Rocks, 2 kilometres (1 nmi) off the north coast of Elephant Island. The name was applied by the command of the Argentine sea-going tug Chiriguano in the 1954–55 cruise; in Spanish "borceguí" means half-boot and describes the shape of the island.[1]

Borceguí Island

Elephant Island
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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	61°3′S 55°9′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

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

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Borceguí Island (spanisch Islote Borceguí, wörtlich übersetzt Halbstiefelinsel; im Vereinigten Königreich Buskin Rocks von englisch buskin ‚Halbstiefel‘) ist eine eisfreie Insel im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Sie liegt 1,5 km vor der Nordküste von Elephant Island zwischen Kap Yelcho und den Gibbous Rocks.

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