| Dee Island | |
| Map: | Antarctica |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -62.4229°N -59.7836°W |
| Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
| Area Ha: | 197 |
| Area: | 197ha --> |
| Length Km: | 1.9 |
| Width Km: | 1.37 |
| Highest Mount: | Burro Peaks |
| Elevation M: | 190 |
| Population: | Uninhabited |
| Country: | None |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Dee Island is the ice-free island lying between Greenwich Island and Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and is separated from Greenwich Island to the south by the 850m (2,790feet) wide Orión Passage (-62.4381°N -59.7958°W) and from Aitcho Islands to the northeast by the 1.1km (00.7miles) wide Villalón Passage. Extending 1.9by, with the conspicuous Burro Peaks (-62.4273°N -59.7792°W) in the southeast rising to 190m (620feet), and surface area 197ha.[1] The small Montufar Island (-62.4268°N -59.7569°W) and Araguez Island (-62.4327°N -59.7875°W) are lying 650m (2,130feet) east of Dee Island and 200m (700feet) east of its southern tip Dragash Point respectively. The area was visited by 19th century sealers.
Dee Island was charted and named, probably from its shape, by Discovery Investigations in 1935, while Montufar Island is named after a member of the Second Ecuadorian Antarctic Expedition who had an accident during the building of Pedro Vicente Maldonado Base.
The midpoint of Dee Island is located at -62.4229°N -59.7836°W and the island is lying 3.9km (02.4miles) east of Ongley Island, 850m (2,790feet) southeast of Sierra Island, 1.1km (00.7miles) southwest of Barrientos Island, 2.07km (01.29miles) west-southwest of Cecilia Island and 3.02km (01.88miles) northwest of Spark Point (British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971 and 1998, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
