Aspis Island
Aspis Island is a small, low-lying, ice-free island rising to 15 metres, easternmost in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pogledets Island and Zavala Island.
Pogledets Island
Islet
Pogledets Island is the northernmost of Dunbar Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature is ice-free, crescent shaped facing southwest, and extending 200 m in north-south direction and 170 m in east-west direction.
Zavala Island
Islet
Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zavala Island is an ice-free island in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Balsha Island
Islet
Balsha Island is an ice-free island in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Balsha Island is situated 2½ km west of Aspis Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ficheto Point.
Ficheto Point
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ficheto Point is an ice-free point on the northeast coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Dragon Cove.
Aspis Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: uninhabited Antarctic island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.46497° or 62° 27′ 54″ southLongitude
-60.15123° or 60° 9′ 4″ westOpen location code
379XGRPX+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1003921831OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Aspis Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aspis Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aspis Island”
- Chinese: “阿斯皮斯島”
- Dutch: “Aspis Island”
- German: “Aspis Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aspis Island”
- Swedish: “Aspis Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camp Academia and Captain Arturo Prat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Williams Point and Melyane Island.
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