 Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Beslen Island Location of Beslen Island  Beslen Island Beslen Island (Antarctica) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Beslen Island ( Bulgarian: остров Беслен, romanized: ostrov Beslen, IPA: [ˈɔstrov ˈbɛslɛn]) is the rocky island off the northwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 240 m in east-west direction and 90 m wide.
The feature is named after the settlement of Beslen in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Beslen Island is located at 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W, which is 1.67 km northeast of Cape Wallace and 840 m north of Prisad Island. British mapping in 2009.
Maps
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
References
- Beslen Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Beslen Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Beslen Island Location of Beslen Island Beslen Island Beslen Island (Antarctica) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Beslen Island ( Bulgarian: остров Беслен, romanized: ostrov Beslen, IPA: [ˈɔstrov ˈbɛslɛn]) is the rocky island off the northwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 240 m in east-west direction and 90 m wide.
The feature is named after the settlement of Beslen in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Beslen Island is located at 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W, which is 1.67 km northeast of Cape Wallace and 840 m north of Prisad Island. British mapping in 2009.
Maps
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
References
- Beslen Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Beslen Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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