Masteyra Island

Masteyra Island
	Masteyra Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°22′32″S 63°41′47″W
Archipelago	Palmer Archipelago
Length	700 m (2,300 ft)
Width	200 m (700 ft)
Administration
	Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Masteyra Island (Bulgarian: остров Мастейра, romanized: ostrov Masteyra, IPA: [ˈɔstrof mɐˈstɛjrɐ]) 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 a 1.13 km wide passage.

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.

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References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Masteyra Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

External links

Masteyra 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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