Jorge Island
Jorge Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 420 by 300 m, surface area 13 hectares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bilyana Island and Kilifarevo Island.
Bilyana Island
Islet
Bilyana Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 450 by 290 m, surface area 10 hectares.
Kilifarevo Island
Islet
Kilifarevo Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is situated 850 m northwest of Jorge Island, 460 m north of Riksa Islands and 350 m southeast of Morris Rock.
Pasarel Island
Islet
Pasarel Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is situated 900 m northwest of Barrientos Island, 1.35 km northeast of Sierra Island and 650 m southeast of Emeline Island.
Jorge Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.37943° or 62° 22′ 46″ southLongitude
-59.76167° or 59° 45′ 42″ westOpen location code
3892J6CQ+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 223702565OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Jorge Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Jorge Island” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Xorxe adası”
- Cebuano: “Jorge (pulo, lat -62,38, long -59,76)”
- Cebuano: “Jorge”
- Chinese: “豪爾赫島”
- Dutch: “Jorge Island”
- German: “Jorge Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jorge Island”
- Spanish: “Jorge, Isla”
- Swedish: “Jorge Island”
- Swedish: “Jorge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Captain Arturo Prat and Ficheto Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aitcho Islands and Emeline 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 “Jorge Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.