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Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
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The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a
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British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island.
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230: 432: 440: 433:Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria 431:This article includes information from the 357:List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands 441: 380:SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 373: 371: 302:, which is 3.18 km southwest of 256:region. Its surface area is 11.9 ha. 239: 73: 40: 338:Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. 86:Meduza Island (Antarctic Peninsula) 13: 449:Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago 368: 14: 465: 426:Adjusted Copernix satellite image 417: 399:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 344:Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). 314:, 1.26 km east-northeast of 407:Antarctic Place-names Commission 72: 65: 39: 32: 89:Show map of Antarctic Peninsula 435:which is used with permission. 404:Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. 1: 386: 318:and 1.4 km southeast of 310:, 2.33 km northwest of 271:Meduza Island is located at 7: 350: 322:. British mapping in 2001. 266: 231: 10: 470: 454:Bulgaria and the Antarctic 306:, 509 m west-northwest of 409:. (details in Bulgarian, 220: 202: 197: 189: 184: 180:434 m (1424 ft) 176: 172:670 m (2200 ft) 168: 160: 150: 113: 103: 98: 53:Location of Meduza Island 26: 362: 241:[ˈɔstrofmɛˈduzɐ] 325: 192:Antarctic Treaty System 190:Administered under the 164:11.9 ha (29 acres) 56:Show map of Antarctica 290:65.02556°S 64.08472°W 135:65.02556°S 64.08472°W 295:-65.02556; -64.08472 140:-65.02556; -64.08472 286: /  254:Antarctic Peninsula 250:Wilhelm Archipelago 155:Wilhelm Archipelago 131: /  23: 21: 246:Dannebrog Islands 229: 210: 209: 461: 381: 375: 301: 300: 298: 297: 296: 291: 287: 284: 283: 282: 279: 243: 238: 234: 224: 222: 146: 145: 143: 142: 141: 136: 132: 129: 128: 127: 124: 90: 76: 75: 69: 57: 43: 42: 36: 24: 20: 16:Antarctic island 469: 468: 464: 463: 462: 460: 459: 458: 439: 438: 420: 389: 384: 376: 369: 365: 353: 328: 294: 292: 288: 285: 280: 277: 275: 273: 272: 269: 236: 139: 137: 133: 130: 125: 122: 120: 118: 117: 94: 93: 92: 91: 88: 87: 84: 83: 82: 81: 77: 60: 59: 58: 55: 54: 51: 50: 49: 48: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 467: 457: 456: 451: 428: 427: 424:Meduza Island. 419: 418:External links 416: 415: 414: 401: 393:Meduza Island. 388: 385: 383: 382: 378:Meduza Island. 366: 364: 361: 360: 359: 352: 349: 348: 347: 341: 335: 327: 324: 316:Yastreb Island 304:Kosatka Island 268: 265: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 195: 194: 187: 186: 185:Administration 182: 181: 178: 174: 173: 170: 166: 165: 162: 158: 157: 152: 148: 147: 115: 111: 110: 105: 101: 100: 96: 95: 85: 79: 78: 71: 70: 64: 63: 62: 61: 52: 46: 45: 38: 37: 31: 30: 29: 28: 27: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 466: 455: 452: 450: 447: 446: 444: 437: 436: 434: 425: 422: 421: 412: 408: 405: 402: 400: 397: 394: 391: 390: 379: 374: 372: 367: 358: 355: 354: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 330: 329: 323: 321: 320:Tyulen Island 317: 313: 312:Rollet Island 309: 308:Greblo Island 305: 299: 264: 262: 257: 255: 251: 247: 242: 233: 232:ostrov Meduza 227: 221:остров Медуза 218: 214: 213:Meduza Island 205: 201: 196: 193: 188: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 156: 153: 149: 144: 116: 112: 109: 106: 102: 97: 80:Meduza Island 68: 47:Meduza Island 35: 25: 22:Meduza Island 19: 430: 429: 270: 258: 212: 211: 198:Demographics 18: 413:in English) 293: / 206:uninhabited 151:Archipelago 138: / 114:Coordinates 443:Categories 411:basic data 387:References 281:64°05′05″W 278:65°01′32″S 203:Population 126:64°05′05″W 123:65°01′32″S 108:Antarctica 261:jellyfish 248:group of 226:romanized 217:Bulgarian 99:Geography 351:See also 267:Location 104:Location 252:in the 228::  169:Length 363:Notes 177:Width 396:SCAR 326:Maps 237:IPA: 161:Area 445:: 370:^ 235:, 223:, 219:: 215:(

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Meduza Island is located in Antarctica
Meduza Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica
65°01′32″S 64°05′05″W / 65.02556°S 64.08472°W / -65.02556; -64.08472
Wilhelm Archipelago
Antarctic Treaty System
Bulgarian
romanized
[ˈɔstrofmɛˈduzɐ]
Dannebrog Islands
Wilhelm Archipelago
Antarctic Peninsula
jellyfish
65°01′32″S 64°05′05″W / 65.02556°S 64.08472°W / -65.02556; -64.08472
Kosatka Island
Greblo Island
Rollet Island
Yastreb Island
Tyulen Island
British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island.
Brabant Island to Argentine Islands.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).
List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands


Meduza Island.
Meduza Island.
SCAR
Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.

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