Redina Island

Redina Island (Bulgarian: остров Редина, romanized: ostrov Redina, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈrɛdinɐ]) is the ice-free island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 280 m in east-west direction and 130 m wide. It is separated from Robert Island by a 20 m wide passage.

Redina Island
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Redina Island
Location of Redina Island
Redina Island
Redina Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°21′16″S 59°41′02″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

The island is named after the settlement of Redina in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Redina Island is located at 62°21′16″S 59°41′02″W, which is 1.22 km north of Misnomer Point and 760 m southwest of Shipot Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

See also
  • List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

Maps
  • Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4 (Second edition 2010, ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5)
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.


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