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Alino Island (Bulgarian: остров Алино, romanized: ostrov Alino, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈalino]) is the predominantly ice-covered island in Biscoe Islands, Antarctica lying 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south-southeast of Tula Point, Renaud Island. The feature is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long in southwest-northeast direction and 580 metres (0.36 mi) wide.
The island is named after the settlement of Alino in Western Bulgaria.




Location


Alino Island is located at 65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W. British mapping in 1971.




Maps


British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.




References



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




External links


Alino 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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