Kostenurka Island
Kostenurka Island (Bulgarian: остров Костенурка, romanized: ostrov Kostenurka, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kostɛˈnurkɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 1.12 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 537 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 40.4 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°07′22″S 64°13′05″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 40.4 ha (100 acres) |
| Length | 1.12 km (0.696 mi) |
| Width | 537 m (1762 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a turtle ('kostenurka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Kostenurka Island is located at 65°07′22″S 64°13′05″W, which is 3.77 km northwest of Hovgaard Island, 50 m northwest of Friedburginsel, 652 m east-southeast of Rak Island and 37 m south of Lapa Island. British mapping in 2001.
Maps
- British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Notes
- Kostenurka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Kostenurka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kostenurka Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.