Yoke Island

Yoke Island
Yoke Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°58′S 61°56′W / 63.967°S 61.933°W / -63.967; -61.933Coordinates: 63°58′S 61°56′W / 63.967°S 61.933°W / -63.967; -61.933
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Yoke Island, known also as Islotes Los Provincianos is an island lying west of the north end of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-05. The name given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 is descriptive of the shape of the island in both plan and elevation.

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References

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


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