Kalmar Island (Bulgarian: остров Калмар, romanizedostrov Kalmar, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kɐɫ'mar]) is the mostly ice-covered island 1.12 km long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 245 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 16.15 ha.[1]

Kalmar Island
Kalmar Island is located in Antarctica
Kalmar Island
Kalmar Island
Location of Kalmar Island
Kalmar Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Kalmar Island
Kalmar Island
Kalmar Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°59′21″S 64°03′35″W / 64.98917°S 64.05972°W / -64.98917; -64.05972
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area16.15 ha (39.9 acres)
Length1.12 km (0.696 mi)
Width245 m (804 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

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

Location

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Kalmar Island is located at 64°59′21″S 64°03′35″W / 64.98917°S 64.05972°W / -64.98917; -64.05972, which is 1.24 km northwest of Kosatka Island, and 7.27 km south of Knight Island and 7.33 km west-southwest of Kril Island in the Wauwermans Islands group. British mapping in 2001.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Kalmar 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.