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Prevot Island (64°53′S 63°58′W) 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.

Buenos Aires Lighthouse

Location	Prevot Island, Wilhelm Archipelago
Coordinates	64°53′18″S 63°56′48″W
Tower
Foundation	concrete base[1]
Construction	metal skeletal tower[1]
Height	6 m (20 ft)
Shape	square pyramidal skeletal tower[1]
Power source	solar power
Light
Focal height	37 m (121 ft)
Range	5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 10s

See also

• List of lighthouses in Antarctica
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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[de] Prevot Island

Prevot Island (spanisch Isla Prevot, im Vereinigten Königreich Tangent Island) ist eine kleine und felsige Insel im Wilhelm-Archipel vor der Westküste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie ist die nördlichste der Wauwermans-Inseln und liegt 800 m nordöstlich von Miller Island.

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