On its west side the island is linked by a spit to a smaller island, which is covered at high tide.

The island was charted by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition of 1947, and commanded by Capitan de Navio Federico Guesalaga Toro, who named it after Ernesto González Navarrete, captain of the ship Iquique on the expedition.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from "González Island".

United States Geological Survey.

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