Alino Island

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.

Alino Island

Location of Renaud Island in Biscoe Islands
Alino Island Location in Antarctica Alino Island Alino Island (Antarctica)
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°32′32″S 65°37′28″W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

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.