Prevot Island

Buenos Aires Lighthouse
Location, Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica
Coordinates64°53′18″S 63°56′48″W / 64.888334°S 63.946672°W / -64.888334; -63.946672
Tower
Foundationconcrete base[1]
Constructionmetal skeletal tower[1]
Height6 m (20 ft) 
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower[1]
Power sourcesolar power 
Light
Focal height37 m (121 ft) 
Range5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) 
CharacteristicFl W 10s 

Prevot Island (64°53′S 63°58′W / 64.883°S 63.967°W / -64.883; -63.967) is a small rocky island 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northeast of Miller Island, forming the northernmost of the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The name was approved by the Argentine geographic coordinating committee in 1956, replacing the provisional toponym "Fernando." Named in memory of First Lieutenant Prevot, commander of the mobile detachment in the operations of the Argentine Air Force unit for Antarctica. He died on active duty.

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  1. ^ a b c List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Prevot Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 


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