Greblo Island (Bulgarian: остров Гребло, romanizedostrov Greblo, IPA: [ˈɔstrof grɛˈblɔ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 763 km long in west–east direction and 95 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 4.7 ha.[1]

Greblo Island
Greblo Island is located in Antarctica
Greblo Island
Greblo Island
Location of Greblo Island
Greblo Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Greblo Island
Greblo Island
Greblo Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°01′41.5″S 64°03′40″W / 65.028194°S 64.06111°W / -65.028194; -64.06111
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area4.7 ha (12 acres)
Length763 m (2503 ft)
Width95 m (312 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling an oarfish ('greblo' being the Bulgarian for 'oar'), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

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Greblo Island is located at 65°01′41.5″S 64°03′40″W / 65.028194°S 64.06111°W / -65.028194; -64.06111, which is 3.94 km north by west of the west extremity of Booth Island, 509 m east-southeast of Meduza Island, 25 m south of Raketa Island and 1.46 km northwest of Rollet Island. British mapping in 2001.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Greblo 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.