Diomedea Island
Diomedea Island is a small island lying in Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Soviet Antarctic Expedition called the feature "Ostrov Al'batros" or "Albatross Island" in 1968, but the English form duplicates a name in the Bay of Isles.Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: ArJuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near Bellingshausen Station, a Russian research station in Antarctica.
Chapel of Saint Mary Queen of Peace
Church
Photo: Carlos78chile, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary Queen of Peace Chapel is a Catholic chapel located in Villa Las Estrellas, in the…
Slalom Lake
Lake
Slalom Lake is a small lake 0.25 nautical miles north of Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island.
Localities in the Area
Professor Julio Escudero Base
Neighbourhood
Professor Julio Escudero Base is a permanent Chilean Antarctic research base.
Bellingshausen Station
Hamlet
Photo: Arcibel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bellingshausen Station is a Russian Antarctic station at Collins Harbour, on King George Island of the South Shetland Islands.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base
Neighbourhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile.
Diomedea Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: island, coastline, locality and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.20386° or 62° 12' 14" southLongitude
-58.94854° or 58° 56' 55" westOpen Location Code
3893Q3W2+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 345557395OpenStreetMap Feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap Feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
6632150Wikidata ID
Q5279249Diomedea Island Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Torta
- Chinese: 信天翁島
- Dutch: Diomedea Island
- French: Île Diomedea
- German: Diomedea Insel
- German: Diomedea Island
- Norwegian: Diomedea Island
- Norwegian Bokmål: Diomedea Island
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Diomedea Island
- Portuguese: Ilha Albatross
- Russian: Остров Альбатрос
- Spanish: Isla Torta
- Swedish: Diomedea Island
- Swedish: Torta (ö)
- Torta, isla
Localities in the Area
- Estación Marítima AntárticaLocality
- Villa Las Estrellas
- Great Wall StationHamlet
- Artigas BaseHamlet, 3 km northeast
- South Collins MoraineLocality, 3½ km northeast
Landmarks in the Area
- Cross MesaPeak
- Antarctic Treaty MonumentMemorial
- Correos de ChilePost office
- Chilean Air Force HospitalHospital
- Medical UnitHospital
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Diomedea Island. Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.