Akula Island (Bulgarian: остров Акула, romanizedostrov Akula, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɐˈkuɫɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 915 m long in west–east direction and 274 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 15.46 ha.[1]

Akula Island
Akula Island is located in Antarctica
Akula Island
Akula Island
Location of Akula Island
Akula Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Akula Island
Akula Island
Akula Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°04′20″S 64°06′38″W / 65.07222°S 64.11056°W / -65.07222; -64.11056
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area15.46 ha (38.2 acres)
Length915 m (3002 ft)
Width274 m (899 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a shark ('akula' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

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Akula Island is located at 65°04′20″S 64°06′38″W / 65.07222°S 64.11056°W / -65.07222; -64.11056, which is 46 m north of Elisabethinsel, 100 m southeast of Stego Island, 480 m south of Spatnik Island and 2.43 km west-southwest of the west extremity of Booth Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

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  • 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. Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Akula Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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