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Masteyra Island

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Location
  
Antarctica

Width
  
200 m (700 ft)

Island group
  
Palmer Archipelago

Length
  
700 m (2,300 ft)

Population
  
Uninhabited

Masteyra Island

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.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

    • References

    Masteyra Island Wikipedia
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