Becerra, Islote
Becerra, Islote is an island in Antarctica. Becerra, Islote is situated nearby to the hamlet Great Wall, as well as near the locality Eco Nelson.Places of Interest
Highlights include Profound Lake and Holy Trinity Church.
Profound Lake
Lake
Profound Lake or Lake Profound is a lake 400 metres northwest of Jasper Point in northeast Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. The feature was named "Ozero Glubokoye" by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition working from Bellingshausen Station from 1968, but both forms of the name were already in use in Antarctica.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: ArJuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near Bellingshausen Station, a Russian research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica and the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world. Holy Trinity Church is situated 3 km west of Becerra, Islote.
Diomedea Island
Islet
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Diomedea Island is a small island lying in Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Soviet Antarctic Expedition called the feature "Ostrov Al'batros" or "Albatross Island" in 1968, but the English form duplicates a name in the Bay of Isles. Diomedea Island is situated 2½ km west of Becerra, Islote.
Becerra, Islote
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.2° or 62° 12′ southLongitude
-58.9° or 58° 54′ westOpen location code
3893Q3XX+XXGeoNames ID
6629622
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