Beslen Island (Bulgarian: остров Беслен, romanizedostrov Beslen, IPA: [ˈɔstrov ˈbɛslɛn]) is the rocky island off the northwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 240 m in east-west direction and 90 m wide.

Beslen Island
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
Beslen Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Beslen Island
Beslen Island
Location of Beslen Island
Beslen Island is located in Antarctica
Beslen Island
Beslen Island
Beslen Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W / -63.22167; -62.18250
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The feature is named after the settlement of Beslen in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

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Beslen Island is located at 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W / -63.22167; -62.18250, which is 1.67 km northeast of Cape Wallace and 840 m north of Prisad Island. British mapping in 2009.

Maps

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Map of Smith and Low Islands in the South Shetland Islands

References

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