Pisanitsa Island

Pisanitsa Island is the rocky island in the Meade group off Archar Peninsula, the northwest extremity of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 270 m in southwest-northeast direction and 60 m wide.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave Island and Zverino Island.

Cave Island

Islet

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Cave Island is an island marked by a large cavern in its south side, which is the second largest of the Meade Islands lying in the north entrance to McFarlane Strait, off Archar Peninsula on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Zverino Island

Islet

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Zverino Island is the largest and westernmost island in the Meade group lying in the north entrance to McFarlane Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Zverino Island is situated 1¼ km southwest of Pisanitsa Island.

Greaves Peak

Peak

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Greaves Peak is a conspicuous sharp, dark, double-pointed rocky peak rising to 240 m in the northwest of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Greaves Peak is situated 3½ km east of Pisanitsa Island.

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 3½ km southwest of Pisanitsa Island.

Pisanitsa Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Antarctica
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Latitude

-62.44671° or 62° 26′ 48″ south

Longitude

-60.05539° or 60° 3′ 19″ west

Open location code

379XHW3V+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1003914405

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

Wikidata ID

Q16861420

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Pisanitsa Island” goes by many names.

Chinese: “皮薩尼察島”
Dutch: “Pisanitsa Island”
German: “Pisanitsa Island”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Express Island and Pyramid Island.

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