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Alino Island
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Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Alino Island is located in Antarctica
Alino Island
Alino Island
Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W / 65.54222°S 65.62444°W / -65.54222; -65.62444
Archipelago Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Alino Island (Bulgarian: [остров Алино] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the predominantly ice-covered island in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica lying 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south-southeast of Tula Point, Renaud Island. The feature is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long in southwest-northeast direction and 580 metres (0.36 mi) wide.

The island is named after the settlement of Alino in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Alino Island is located at 65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W / 65.54222°S 65.62444°W / -65.54222; -65.62444. British mapping in 1971.

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