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Dioptra Island

Coordinates: 63°13′14″S 62°11′11″W / 63.22056°S 62.18639°W / -63.22056; -62.18639
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Dioptra Island
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
Dioptra Island is located in Antarctica
Dioptra Island
Dioptra Island
Location of Dioptra Island
Dioptra Island is located in South Shetland Islands
Dioptra Island
Dioptra Island
Dioptra Island (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°13′01.7″S 62°11′33″W / 63.217139°S 62.19250°W / -63.217139; -62.19250
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area0.92 ha (2.3 acres)
Length290 m (950 ft)
Width45 m (148 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Dioptra Island (Bulgarian: остров Диоптра, romanizedostrov Dioptra, IPA: [ˈɔstrov diˈɔptrɐ]) is the conspicuous 290 m long in east-west direction and 45 m wide rocky island off the northwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, and separated from Beslen Island on the southeast by a passage narrowing to 21 m at points. Its surface area is 0.92 ha.

The feature is named after the classical surveying instrument dioptra, and in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

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Dioptra Island is located at 63°13′14″S 62°11′11″W / 63.22056°S 62.18639°W / -63.22056; -62.18639,[1] which is 6.09 km northwest of Venev Point and 1.57 km northeast of Cape Wallace. British mapping in 2009.

See also

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Maps

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Map of Smith and Low Islands in the South Shetland Islands

Notes

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  1. ^ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission

References

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