Geographers Island
Geographers Island is an islet in Antarctica. Geographers Island is situated nearby to the locality Yanjing Lakes, as well as near the neighborhood President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horatio Stump and Weeks Stack.
Horatio Stump
Peak
Horatio Stump is a flat-topped hill, 165 metres high, lying immediately east of Flat Top Peninsula at the southwest end of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Weeks Stack
Peak
Weeks Stack is a sea stack lying off the north tip of Nelson Island in the northern approach to Fildes Strait, in the South Shetland Islands. Situated 635 m north-northeast of Cariz Point.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport is on King George Island, part of Chile's Antártica commune in Antarctica, and is the northernmost airport in the continent. Teniente R. Marsh Airport is situated 3½ km northeast of Geographers Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa Las Estrellas.
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.
Geographers Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Geographeninsel”
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.21979° or 62° 13′ 11″ southLongitude
-59.01514° or 59° 0′ 55″ westOpen location code
3892QXJM+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1123180111OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Geographers Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Geographers Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Geographeninsel”
- Dutch: “Geographeninsel”
- French: “Île des Géographes”
- German: “Geographeninsel”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Geográfica”
- Spanish: “Isla de los Geógrafos”
- Swedish: “Geographeninsel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Yanjing Lakes and President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Geographers Lake and Mount Biyu.
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