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 Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region | |
  Alino Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W / 65.54222°S 65.62444°W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Alino Island (Bulgarian: остров Алино, romanized: ostrov Alino, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈalino]) is the predominantly ice-covered island in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica lying 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south-southeast of Tula Point, Renaud Island. The feature is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long in southwest-northeast direction and 580 metres (0.36 mi) wide.
The island is named after the settlement of Alino in Western Bulgaria.
Location[edit]
Alino Island is located at 65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W / 65.54222°S 65.62444°W. British mapping in 1971.
Maps[edit]
- British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References[edit]
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Alino Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links[edit]
- Alino Island. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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