Pyramid Island

Pyramid Island is a conspicuous, pillar-shaped rocky island rising to 205 m off the north entrance to in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 210 metres (670 feet)
  • Description: island of the South Shetland Islands
  • Also known as
    “Islote Pirámide”
    “Pirámide, islote”
    “Pyramid Island, South Shetland Islands”

Nearby Islands

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ficheto Point.
is an ice-free point on the northeast…
6 km south of Pyramid Island
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Latitude
-62.41743° or 62° 25′ 3″ south
Longitude
-60.10305° or 60° 6′ 11″ west
Open location code
379XHVMW+2Q
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = islet
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Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pyramid Island” goes by many names.
PirámideCebuano
皮拉米德島Chinese
PirámideDutch
PiramidinsuloEsperanto
Pyramid Island i Sør-ShetlandsøyaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Pyramid Island, Sør-ShetlandsøyaneNorwegian Nynorsk
PirámideSwedish
Pyramid Island, AntarktisSwedish

Localities in the Area

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“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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