Zverino Island

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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cave Island and Pisanitsa 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.

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. Pisanitsa Island is situated 1¼ km northeast of Zverino Island.

Koshava Island

Island

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Koshava Island is the easternmost island in the Zed group off Varna Peninsula, northeastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Koshava Island is situated 4 km northwest of Zverino 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.

Zverino Island

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

-62.45241° or 62° 27′ 9″ south

Longitude

-60.07832° or 60° 4′ 42″ west

Open location code

379XGWXC+2M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 224764522

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

Wikidata ID

Q8075512

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Zverino Island” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Зверино”
Chinese: “茲維里諾島”
Dutch: “Zverino Island”
German: “Zverino Island”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Zverino Island”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aspis Island and Pyramid Island.

Nearby Places

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