Metis Island
| Metis Island | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 8 '53 " S , 66 ° 47' 37" W | |
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| length | 820 m | |
| width | 140 m | |
| surface | 8.4 ha | |
Metis Iceland ( English , Bulgarian остров Метис ostrow Metis ) is a western-east in alignment 820 m long, 140 m wide and 8.4 hectare large island in the archipelago of Biscoe islands west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is 540 m off the west coast of Lavoisier Island , 6.8 km south-southwest of Newburgh Point and 12.35 km northeast of Zagrade Point on Krogh Island .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named them in 2020 after Metis , lover of Zeus and mother of Athena from Greek mythology .
Web links
- Metis Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)