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    Buromskiy Island

    66°32′S 93°00′E

    37 mi) south of Haswell Island in the Haswell Islands of Antarctica. About 200 m long and 100 m wide, it was discovered and mapped by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, 1911–14. I. Buromskiy, expedition hydrographer who lost his life in the Antarctic in 1957.

    This is a photo of Antarctic Protected Area number
    This is a photo of Antarctic Protected Area number

    Sergey Tarasenko / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    66°32′S 93°00′E

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    Overview

    Buromskiy Island is a small island lying 0.6 km (0.37 mi) south of Haswell Island in the Haswell Islands of Antarctica. About 200 m long and 100 m wide, it was discovered and mapped by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, 1911–14. It was photographed by the Soviet expedition of 1958 and named for N.I. Buromskiy, expedition hydrographer who lost his life in the Antarctic in 1957. It lies 2.7 km north of Mabus Point, the site of Russia's Mirny Station.

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    Nearest islands

    • Gorev Island0.7 km
    • Poryadin Island0.7 km
    • Tokarev Island0.7 km
    • Fulmar Island0.8 km
    • Haswell Island1.0 km
    • Vkhodnoy Island1.5 km

    Also in Stroiteley Islands

    Also in Haswell Islands

    • Haswell Island

      0.83 km²▲ 92 m

      Major islands

    • Fulmar Island

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      Minor islands

    • Gorev Island

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      Minor islands

    • Greben' Island

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      Minor islands

    • Khmara Island

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      Minor islands

    • Poryadin Island

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      Minor islands

    • Tokarev Island

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      Minor islands

    • Vkhodnoy Island

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      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs