3-597: Piñero Island is an island, 3.7 km (2 nmi) long and 0.9 km (0.5 nmi) wide, lying about 8.3 km (4.5 nmi) northwest of Pourquoi Pas Island , off the west coast of Graham Land . It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under J.B. Charcot , 1908–10, and named by him for Dr. Antonio F. Piñero , member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Republic , on whose motion
6-510: Is a mountainous island , 27 km (17 mi) long and from 8 to 18 km (5 to 11 mi) wide, lying between Bigourdan Fjord and Bourgeois Fjord off the west coast of Graham Land . It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot , 1908–10. The island was charted more accurately by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under John Rymill , 1934–37, who named it for Charcot 's expedition ship,
9-460: The government voted unlimited credit to meet the needs of the expedition. The highest point in the island is Piñero Peak . [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Piñero Island" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Fallières Coast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pourquoi Pas Island Pourquoi Pas Island
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