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Population
  
Uninhabited

Beslen Island

Beslen Island (Bulgarian: остров Беслен, ‘Ostrov Beslen’ \'os-trov 'bes-len) is the rocky island off the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 240 m in east-west direction and 90 m wide.

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Map of Beslen Island, Antarctica

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, which is 1.67 km northeast of Cape Wallace and 840 m north of Prisad Island. British mapping in 2009.

Maps

  • South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
  • References

    Beslen Island Wikipedia


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