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Metis Island (Bulgarian: остров Метис, romanized: ostrov Metis, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈmɛtis]) is the 820 m long in east–west direction and 140 m wide rocky island separated from the west coast of Lavoisier Island in Biscoe Islands by a 540 m wide passage. Its surface area is 8.4 ha.[1]

Metis Island

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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°08′53″S 66°47′37″W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Area	8.4 ha (21 acres)
Length	820 m (2690 ft)
Width	140 m (460 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

The feature is named after Metis, a deity of wisdom and deep thought in Greek mythology.[1]

Location

Metis Island is located at 66°08′53″S 66°47′37″W, which is 6.8 km south-southwest of Newburgh Point and 12.35 km northeast of Zagrade Point on Krogh Island.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1976
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

Notes

References

• Metis Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Metis 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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Metis Island (englisch; bulgarisch остров Метис .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}ostrow Metis) ist eine in ost-westlicher Ausrichtung 820 m lange, 140 m breite und 8,4 Hektar große Insel im Archipel der Biscoe-Inseln westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie liegt 540 m vor der Westküste der Lavoisier-Insel, 6,8 km südsüdwestlich des Newburgh Point und 12,35 km nordöstlich des Zagrade Point von Krogh Island.

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