Whale Island
Whale Island is an islet in Antarctica. Whale Island is situated nearby to the locality South Collins Moraine, as well as near the neighborhood President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.| 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 3½ km south of Whale Island.
Fildes Peninsula
Protected area
Photo: Arcibel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fildes Peninsula is a 7 km long peninsula that forms the south-western end of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named from association with nearby Fildes Strait by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960; the strait was likely named for Robert Fildes, a British sealer of the 1800s. Fildes Peninsula is situated 3 km east of Whale Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.
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 4½ km south of Whale Island.
Whale Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Walinsel”
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.15895° or 62° 9′ 32″ southLongitude
-58.97327° or 58° 58′ 24″ westOpen location code
3893R2RG+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1123180100OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Whale Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Walinsel”
- Dutch: “Walinsel”
- French: “Île Baleine”
- German: “Walinsel”
- Spanish: “Isla Ballena”
- Swedish: “Walinsel”
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Localities in the Area
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