Greblo Island (Bulgarian: остров Гребло, romanized: ostrov 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]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°01′41.5″S 64°03′40″W / 65.028194°S 64.06111°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 4.7 ha (12 acres) |
| Length | 763 m (2503 ft) |
| Width | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
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 edit
Greblo Island is located at 65°01′41.5″S 64°03′40″W / 65.028194°S 64.06111°W, 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.
Maps edit
- 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 edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Greblo Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References edit
- Greblo Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Greblo Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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