Beslen Island
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands.
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 Beslen Island
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°WCoordinates: 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Beslen Island (Bulgarian: остров Беслен, ‘Ostrov Beslen’ \'os-trov 'bes-len\) is the rocky island off the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 240 m in east-west direction and 90 m wide.
The feature is named after the settlement of Beslen in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Beslen Island is located at 63°13′18″S 62°10′57″W / 63.22167°S 62.18250°W, which is 1.67 km northeast of Cape Wallace and 840 m north of Prisad Island. British mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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