Asses Ears
The Asses Ears are a set of three small islands off northwest Robert Island, forming the north part of Potmess Rocks in English Strait, South Shetland Islands.- Type: Island
- Description: islands in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Orejas De Burro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rogozen Island and Heywood Island.
Rogozen Island
Islet
Rogozen Island is a conspicuous island off the northwest coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands situated 920 m north-northeast of Cornwall Island, 470 m south-southwest of Heywood Island, and 1.74 km northwest of Svetulka Island in the Onogur group. Rogozen Island is situated 3 km southeast of Asses Ears.
Heywood Island
Island
Heywood Island is the largest of the islands off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is named after Captain Peter Heywood, RN, commanding HMS Nereus off the east coast of South America in 1810–13, formerly a midshipman in HMS Bounty under Captain William Bligh. Heywood Island is situated 3½ km east of Asses Ears.
Cornwall Island
Islet
Cornwall Island is a low ice-free island off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surface area 15 hectares. Mónica Rock is lying 1.65 km west of the island and 3.4 km north of Passage Rock, 2.84 km east of Table Island and 2 km south of Potmess Rocks. Cornwall Island is situated 4 km southeast of Asses Ears.
Asses Ears
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Asses Ears” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orejas De Burro”
- Dutch: “Orejas De Burro”
- German: “Asses Ears”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Asses Ears i Sør-Shetlandsøyane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Asses Ears”
- Spanish: “Orejas De Burro, Islas”
- Swedish: “Asses Ears”
- Swedish: “Orejas De Burro”
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