Diamonen Island

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Diamonen Island ( 64°2′S61°17′W / 64.033°S 61.283°W / -64.033; -61.283 Coordinates: 64°2′S61°17′W / 64.033°S 61.283°W / -64.033; -61.283 ) is an island lying north of Moreno Rock in Gerlache Strait, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99. The island was called "Big Diamonen Island" by Captain Skidsmo of the Graham in 1921–22. The name was shortened by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960. [1]

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Moreno Rock is a rock lying in Gerlache Strait, 7 nautical miles (13 km) west-southwest of Cape Sterneck, Antarctic Peninsula. It was named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–99) under Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache for Argentine scientist and statesman Francisco P. Moreno.

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