Width 200 m (700 ft) | Length 700 m (2,300 ft) Population Uninhabited | |
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Masteyra Island (Bulgarian: остров Мастейра, ‘Ostrov Masteyra’ \'os-trov ma-'stey-ra) is a rocky island 700 m long in east-west direction and 200 m wide lying in Perrier Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is separated from Anvers Island to the east-southeast by an 1.13 km wide passage.
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Map of Masteyra Island, Antarctica
The island is named after the ancient Thracian settlement and fortress of Masteyra in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Masteyra Island is located at 64°22′32″S 63°41′47″W, 6.58 km south of Quinton Point, 4.21 km north of Vromos Island and 7.55 km east-northeast of Giard Point. British mapping in 1980.
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