Withem Island
Withem Island is an island lying off the northwest side of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands. It is situated 1.75 km north of Retamales Point and 1.73 km west-southwest of Kondor Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Withen Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Afala Island and Kondor Island.
Afala Island
Islet
Afala Island is the rocky island off the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 360 m in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 310 m in south–north direction.
Kondor Island
Islet
Kondor Island is the 320 m long in west–east direction and 140 m wide rocky island lying off the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Fregata Island
Islet
Fregata Island is the 480 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 230 m wide rocky island lying off the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa Las Estrellas and President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.
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.
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 10 km northeast of Withem Island.
Withem Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.23555° or 62° 14′ 8″ southLongitude
-59.13907° or 59° 8′ 21″ westOpen location code
3892QV76+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 223702321OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Withem Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Withem Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Withem Island”
- Chinese: “懷特姆島”
- Czech: “Withemův ostrov”
- Dutch: “Withem Island”
- French: “Île Withem”
- German: “Withem Island”
- German: “Witheminsel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Withem Island”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Withem”
- Spanish: “Isla Withem”
- Swedish: “Withem Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Yanjing Lakes and Professor Julio Escudero Base.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Akin Island and Rotalia Island.
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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 “Withem Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.