Dunbar Islands
The Dunbar Islands are a small group of islands lying off Varna Peninsula southwest of Williams Point, the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica comprising the islands of Aspis, Balsha, Melyane, Pogledets and Zavala, and several minor islets and rocks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Balsha Island and Melyane Island.
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.
Melyane Island
Islet
Melyane Island is the southernmost of Dunbar Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature is ice-free, extending 280 m in southeast-northwest direction and 90 m wide.
Zavala Island
Islet
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ficheto Point.
Ficheto Point
Locality
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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. Ficheto Point is situated 5 km east of Dunbar Islands.
Dunbar Islands
- Type: Island
- Description: Islands in Antarctica
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Dunbar Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Dunbar Islands” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Дънбар”
- Cebuano: “Dunbar”
- Chinese: “鄧巴群島”
- Dutch: “Dunbar Islands”
- German: “Dunbar-Inseln”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dunbar Islands”
- Spanish: “Dunbar, islas”
- Swedish: “Dunbar (ö)”
- Swedish: “Dunbar Islands”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Slab Point and Williams Point.
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