Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°22′32″S 63°41′47″W / 64.37556°S 63.69639°W |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
Length | 700 m (2300 ft) |
Width | 200 m (700 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Masteyra Island (Bulgarian: остров Мастейра, romanized: ostrov Masteyra, IPA: [ˈɔstrof mɐˈstɛjrɐ]) is a rocky island 700 m long in east-west direction and 200 m wide lying in Perrier Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is separated from Anvers Island to the east-southeast by a 1.13 km wide passage.
The island is named after the ancient Thracian settlement and fortress of Masteyra in Southern Bulgaria.