GREENWICH ISLAND (SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS)

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Breznik Heights

Greenwich Island

'Greenwich Island' (variant historical names ''Sartorius Island'', ''Berezina Island'') is an island 15 miles long and from 0.5 to 6 miles wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The name Greenwich Island dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.
The Chilean base Arturo Prat and the Ecuadorian base Pedro Vicente Maldonado are situated on the northeast coast of the island.

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See also



List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

Tangra 2004/05 Expedition

List of Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica

Antarctic Place-names Commission

Map



★ L.L. Ivanov et al, (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), 1:100000 scale topographic map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Sofia, 2005

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Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria

Tangra 2004/05 Expedition

Protected area Chile Bay (Discovery Bay)

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