Beslen Island
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 Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Country | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Beslen Island (Bulgarian: остров Беслен, ‘Ostrov Beslen’ \'os-trov 'bes-len\) is the rocky island off the north coast 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°WCoordinates: 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. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2012.
References
- Beslen Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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