Sotomayor Island

Sotomayor Island (63°20′S 57°55′W / 63.333°S 57.917°W / -63.333; -57.917Coordinates: 63°20′S 57°55′W / 63.333°S 57.917°W / -63.333; -57.917) is an island lying just south of the entrance to Unwin Cove, Trinity Peninsula. Named by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1950-51 for Second Lieutenant Victor Sotomayor L., cargo officer of the ship Lientur during the expedition.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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