Coordinates: 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W / -63.22167; -62.18250

Beslen Island

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Beslen Island
File:Low-Island-location-map.png
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
Location of Beslen Island
Beslen Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W / -63.22167; -62.18250
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Beslen Island (Bulgarian: остров Беслен, romanizedostrov Beslen, IPA: [ˈɔstrov ˈbɛslɛn]) 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 / -63.22167; -62.18250, which is 1.67 km northeast of Cape Wallace and 840 m north of Prisad Island. British mapping in 2009.

Maps

File:SmithandLow.tif
Map of Smith and Low Islands in the South Shetland Islands

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.