Kormoran Island (Bulgarian: остров Корморан, romanized: ostrov Kormoran, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kormoˈran]) is the mostly ice-free rocky island extending 848 m in south–north direction and 705 m in west–east direction in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 36.7 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°08′17″S 64°14′50″W / 65.13806°S 64.24722°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 36.7 ha (91 acres) |
| Length | 848 m (2782 ft) |
| Width | 705 m (2313 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a cormorant ('kormoran' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location edit
Kormoran Island is located 4.72 km northwest of Petermann Island, 80 m southeast of Kamera Island and 160 m southwest of Pate 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 Kormoran Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References edit
- Kormoran Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Kormoran 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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