Pyrites Island
Pyrites Island is the largest of three small islands lying northeast of Gam Point and forming the east side of Esther Harbor, off the north coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.Pyrites Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-61.92337° or 61° 55′ 24″ south
Longitude
-57.94979° or 57° 56′ 59″ west
Open location code
38C433G2+M3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pyrites Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pyrites Island”
- Chinese: “珀賴蒂茲島”
- Dutch: “Pyrites Island”
- German: “Pyrites Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pyrites Island”
- Spanish: “Pirita, islote”
- Swedish: “Pyrites Island”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station and Station G.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Esther Nunatak and Cove Rock.
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