Bodloperka Island (Bulgarian: остров Бодлоперка, romanizedostrov Bodloperka, IPA: [ˈɔstrov bodloˈpɛrkɐ]) is the partly ice-free island 688 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 473 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 22.43 ha.[1]

Bodloperka Island
Bodloperka Island is located in Antarctica
Bodloperka Island
Bodloperka Island
Location of Bodloperka Island
Bodloperka Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Bodloperka Island
Bodloperka Island
Bodloperka Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°04′04″S 64°09′32″W / 65.06778°S 64.15889°W / -65.06778; -64.15889
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area22.43 ha (55.4 acres)
Length688 m (2257 ft)
Width473 m (1552 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

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

Location

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Bodloperka Island is located at 65°04′04″S 64°09′32″W / 65.06778°S 64.15889°W / -65.06778; -64.15889, which is 650 m northwest of Stego Island, 2.3 km east-southeast of Skoba Island, 640 m south-southeast of Sprey Island and 175 m west of Tsankov Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Bodloperka 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.