Craggy Island

Craggy Island is a narrow island marked by crags, lying in , in the , and forming the northeast side of .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: Antarctic island
  • Also known as: Escarpado, islote” and “Islote Escarpado

Places of Interest

Highlights include Desolation Island and Wood Island.

Island
is one of the minor in the archipelago, situated at the entrance to , . The island is V-shaped with its northern coast indented by .

Islet
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
is a conspicuous rocky island in , in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica lying southeast of and and forming the south side of .

Islet
Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.
is a group of two small rocky islands, 500 by 370 m, and 350 by 200 m respectively, situated 300 m south of on off the north coast of , . is situated 2½ km southwest of Craggy Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ficheto Point.

Locality
is an ice-free point on the northeast coast of , , forming the southeast side of the entrance to . is situated 10 km east of Craggy Island.

Craggy Island

Latitude
-62.46379° or 62° 27′ 50″ south
Longitude
-60.29915° or 60° 17′ 57″ west
Open location code
379XGPP2+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6399549470
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6631593
Wiki­data ID
Q5180616
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Craggy Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Escarpado
  • Chinese: 克拉吉島
  • Dutch: Craggy Island
  • Dutch: Escarpado
  • German: Craggy Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Craggy Island ved Livingston Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Craggy Island, Livingston Island
  • Spanish: Escarpado, Islote
  • Spanish: Isla Craggy
  • Spanish: Islote Escarpado
  • Swedish: Craggy Island, Antarktis
  • Swedish: Escarpado

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burel Hill and Balsha 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 “Craggy Island”. Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.