Beike Island
Beike Island is an islet in Antarctica. Beike Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base, as well as near the locality South Collins Moraine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Square End Island and Teniente R. Marsh Airport.
Square End Island
Islet
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of 3,687 km2. They lie about 120 kilometres north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between 430 and 900 km southwest of the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport is on King George Island, part of Chile's Antártica commune in Antarctica, and is the northernmost airport in the continent. Teniente R. Marsh Airport is situated 3 km south of Beike Island.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: ArJuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near Bellingshausen Station, a Russian research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica and the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world. Holy Trinity Church is situated 4 km south of Beike Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base and Villa Las Estrellas.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base
Neighborhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay, at the west end of King George Island, South Shetland Islands. President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base is situated 4 km south of Beike Island.
Villa Las Estrellas
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.
Beike Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Beike Dao”
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.16339° or 62° 9′ 48″ southLongitude
-58.98529° or 58° 59′ 7″ westOpen location code
3893R2P7+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1123243644OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Beike Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beike Dao”
- Chinese: “Beike Dao”
- Chinese: “貝殼島”
- Dutch: “Beike Dao”
- French: “Île Beike”
- German: “Beike Dao”
- German: “Beike-Insel”
- Spanish: “Isla Beike”
- Swedish: “Beike Dao”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Collins Moraine and Estación Marítima Antártica.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beike Island and Whale Island.
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