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Islote Blanco

Coordinates: 55°3′41″S 66°32′49″W / 55.06139°S 66.54694°W / -55.06139; -66.54694
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Islote Blanco
Islote Blanco is located in Argentina
Islote Blanco
Islote Blanco
Location in Argentina
Geography
LocationBeagle Channel
Coordinates55°3′41″S 66°32′49″W / 55.06139°S 66.54694°W / -55.06139; -66.54694
Administration

Islote Blanco is a small uninhabited island belonging to the Ushuaia Department of the Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. It is located in the Beagle Channel, very close to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean. It has an area of about 1 hectare. Some authors consider this island as the southernmost point of the territory with uncontested sovereignty of Argentina.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional [in Spanish]. "Datos geográficos sobresalientes de la República Argentina". Retrieved 16 April 2017.