Afala Island
Afala Island is the rocky island off the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 360 m in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 310 m in south–north direction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Withem Island and Discoduratere Nunatak.
Withem Island
Islet
Withem Island is an island lying off the northwest side of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands. It is situated 1.75 km north of Retamales Point and 1.73 km west-southwest of Kondor Island.
Discoduratere Nunatak
Peak
Discoduratere Nunatak is the rocky hill extending 180 m in southeast–northwest direction and 150 m wide, rising to 76 m at Quesada Cove on the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Kondor Island
Islet
Kondor Island is the 320 m long in west–east direction and 140 m wide rocky island lying off the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Kondor Island is situated 2 km northeast of Afala Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa Las Estrellas.
Villa Las Estrellas
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.
Afala Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the South Shetlands Islands, Antarctica
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.24749° or 62° 14′ 51″ southLongitude
-59.12802° or 59° 7′ 41″ westOpen location code
3892QV3C+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 223702282OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q60787298
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Satellite Map
Discover Afala Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Afala Island” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Афала”
- Czech: “Ostrov Afala”
- French: “Île Afala”
- German: “Afala Island”
- German: “Afalainsel”
- Spanish: “Isla Afala”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rotalia Island and Fregata Island.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Gym. & Rest area and Power Plant.
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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 “Afala Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.