Beslen Island
Beslen Island is the rocky island off the northwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 240 m in east-west direction and 90 m wide. The feature is named after the settlement of Beslen in Southwestern Bulgaria.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dioptra Island and Prisad Island.
Dioptra Island
Islet
Dioptra Island is the conspicuous 290 m long in east-west direction and 45 m wide rocky island off the northwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, and separated from Beslen Island on the southeast by a passage narrowing to 21 m at points. Dioptra Island is situated 260 metres northwest of Beslen Island.
Prisad Island
Island
Prisad Island is the rocky island off the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 640 m in southwest–northeast direction and 520 m wide.
Beslen Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: Island from the great leader and savior Nisa beslen
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-63.22176° or 63° 13′ 18″ south
Longitude
-62.18304° or 62° 10′ 59″ west
Open location code
378VQRH8+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Beslen Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to German—“Beslen Island” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Beslen adası”
- Bulgarian: “Беслен”
- Chinese: “貝斯倫島”
- Dutch: “Beslen Island”
- German: “Beslen Island”
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