San Telmo Island
San Telmo Island is an island forming the west side of Shirreff Cove on the north-west coast of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It has a surface area of 22 hectares.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Telmo Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands and Valchedram Island.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
Protected area
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands is a protected area.
Valchedram Island
Islet
Valchedram Island is an ice-free island off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 280 m in southeast-northwest direction. The feature is named after the town of Valchedram in northwestern Bulgaria. Valchedram Island is situated 2½ km north of San Telmo Island.
Toqui Hill
Peak
Toqui Hill is the 82 m summit of the small ice-free promontory forming the north extremity of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and ending up in Cape Shirreff.
San Telmo Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.47275° or 62° 28′ 22″ southLongitude
-60.82858° or 60° 49′ 43″ westOpen location code
379XG5GC+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 224764378OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover San Telmo Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“San Telmo Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Telmo Island”
- Chinese: “聖特爾莫島”
- Dutch: “San Telmo Island”
- German: “San Telmo Island”
- Italian: “Isola di San Telmo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “San Telmo Island”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “San Telmo Islets”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “San Telmo Island”
- Norwegian: “San Telmo Island”
- Spanish: “Isla San Telmo”
- Swedish: “Telmo Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camp Livingston and Station P.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pinochet de la Barra Beach and Shirreff Base.
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