Beslen Island facts for kids
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Location of Beslen Island
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
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Population | Uninhabited |
Beslen Island (Bulgarian: остров Беслен, romanized: ostrov Beslen) 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.
Location
Beslen Island is located at 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W, which is 1.67 km northeast of Cape Wallace and 840 m north of Prisad Island. British mapping in 2009.
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