{{Short description|Island in Antarctica}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox islands | name = Dint Island | image_name = | image_caption = | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Antarctica | coordinates = {{Coord|69|17|S|71|49|W|scale:1000000|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = 3 | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = None | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System }}

'''Dint Island''' is a rocky island, {{convert|1.5|nmi|km|0|disp=flip}} long. Probably first seen from the air by the United States Antarctic Service, 1939–41, it was first mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee because a distinctive cirque makes a dent, or dint, on the south side of the island.<ref name=gnis/>

==Location==

Dint Island is located at ({{Coord|69|17|S|71|49|W|}}) and lies {{convert|2|nmi|km|0|disp=flip}} off the west side of Alexander Island within Lazarev Bay. The island lies roughly 6 miles (10&nbsp;km) southeast of Umber Island.

== See also == * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands * Umber Island * Lazarev Bay

== Further reading == * Defense Mapping Agency 1992, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=sgSnbMOD_VsC&pg=PA379 Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica]'', P 379

== External links ==

* [https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:0::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:3874 Dint Island] on USGS website * [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/search_names_action.cfm?search_text=3658&feature_type_code=0&country_id=0&relic_options=include_relics&north=-45.0&south=-90.0&west=-180.0&east=180.0&search_near=&radius=0.5&gazetteers=SCAR Dint Island] on SCAR website * [http://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=11129 Dint Island] on marineregions.org * [http://distancebetween.info/dint_island Dint Island distance calculator]

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 3874| name = Dint Island| accessdate = 2012-01-21}}</ref> }}

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Category:Islands of Alexander Island

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