Alino Island

Alino Island

Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Alino Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W / 65.54222°S 65.62444°W / -65.54222; -65.62444Coordinates: 65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W / 65.54222°S 65.62444°W / -65.54222; -65.62444
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Alino Island (Bulgarian: остров Алино, ‘Ostrov Alino’ \'os-trov 'a-li-no\) is the predominantly ice-covered island in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica lying 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south-southeast of Tula Point, Renaud Island. The feature is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long in southwest-northeast direction and 580 metres (0.36 mi) wide.

The island is named after the settlement of Alino in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Alino Island is located at 65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W / 65.54222°S 65.62444°W / -65.54222; -65.62444. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Alino Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.