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Location
  
Antarctica

Length
  
24 km (14.9 mi)

Highest elevation
  
625 m (2,051 ft)

Area
  
142.7 km²

Island group
  
South Shetland Islands

Archipelago
  
South Shetland Islands

Width
  
5.23 km (3.25 mi)

Highest point
  
Momchil Peak

Peak
  
Momchil Peak

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Greenwich Island (variant historical names Sartorius Island, Berezina Island) is an island 24 km (15 mi) long and from 0.80 to 9.66 km (0.5 to 6 mi) (average 5.23 km or 3.25 mi) wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 142.7 square kilometres (55.1 sq mi). The name Greenwich Island dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.

Contents

Map of Greenwich Island, Antarctica

The Chilean base Arturo Prat and the Ecuadorian base Pedro Vicente Maldonado are situated on the northeast and north coast of the island respectively.

Map

  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.

    • References

    Greenwich Island Wikipedia
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