Biruni Island
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biruni-island-172-7202071
title:
Biruni Island
text:
Biruni Island is the rocky island off the north coast of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 450 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 150 m wide, with a surface area of 3.59 ha. It is separated from Elephant Island by a passage narrowing to 70 m at points. The island was formed as a result of the retreat of Elephant Island's ice cap at the turn of the 21st century. The feature is named after Abu Rayhan Biruni (973-1048), an Iranian scholar who proposed the use of tri
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Antarctic island
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biruni_Island
date created:
2021-05-25T16:06:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T19:23:51Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Elephant_Island_map-en.svg","width":702,"height":433}
fields total:
13
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16