Astor Island

Astor Island is an lying between and in the , . Surface area 12 hectares. The feature was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1958 for B.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vineh Peak and Bakshev Ridge.

Peak
is a rocky peak rising to 186 m in the east extremity of off the west coast of of in the , . The peak is named after Khan Vineh of Bulgaria, 756-760 AD.

Peak
is a rugged rocky ridge on , off the west coast of of in the , .

Peak
is a rocky peak rising to 256 m, the summit of off the west coast of of in the , . is situated 2½ km northwest of Astor Island.

Astor Island

Latitude
-62.64077° or 62° 38′ 27″ south
Longitude
-61.17202° or 61° 10′ 19″ west
Open location code
379W9R5H+M5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 918700418
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6634310
Wiki­data ID
Q4811076
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Satellite Map

Discover Astor Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Astor Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Astor”
  • Chinese: “阿斯托爾島”
  • Chinese: “阿斯特岛”
  • Dutch: “Astor Island”
  • German: “Astor Island”
  • Hebrew: “אסטור”
  • Hebrew: “האי אסטור”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Astor Island”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Astor”
  • Spanish: “Astor, isla”
  • Swedish: “Astor (ö)”
  • Swedish: “Astor Island”
  • Swedish: “Astor”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cherven Peak and Wasp Hill.

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