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    Aspis Island

    62°28′S 60°09′W

    Aspis Island is a small, low-lying, ice-free island rising to 15 metres (49 ft), easternmost in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

    Dunbar Islands, Williams Point and Zed Islands from Miziya Peak, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
    Dunbar Islands, Williams Point and Zed Islands from Miziya Peak, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

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    Aspis Island is a small, low-lying, ice-free island rising to 15 metres (49 ft), easternmost in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature is named after the Aspis, a small musical dragon, often portrayed in medieval literature.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Dunbar Islands

    Also in South Shetland Islands

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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