Square End Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Teniente R. Marsh Airport and Davies Heights.
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 3½ km south of Square End Island.
Davies Heights
Peak
The Davies Heights are an elevated area, roughly elliptical in form and 1 nautical mile long, rising to 150 metres in north-central Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. Davies Heights is situated 3½ km southeast of Square End Island.
Sinbad Rock
Sinbad Rock is a low rock lying 1.25 nautical miles west-northwest of Square End Island, off the west end of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands.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 5 km south of Square End 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.
Square End Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.1587° or 62° 9′ 31″ southLongitude
-58.99301° or 58° 59′ 35″ westOpen location code
3893R2R4+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 223702132OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Square End Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Square End Island”
- Chinese: “Hudie Dao”
- Chinese: “方末島”
- Chinese: “胡蝶島”
- Dutch: “Square End Island”
- French: “Île Carrée”
- German: “Quadratinsel”
- German: “Square End Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Square End Island”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Square End”
- Spanish: “Cuadrada, isla”
- Spanish: “Isla Cuadrada”
- Swedish: “Square End Island”
Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Square End Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.