Kostilka Island (Bulgarian: остров Костилка, romanized: ostrov Kostilka, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kosˈtiɫkɐ]) is the rocky island 213 m long in west–east direction and 137 m wide in the Myriad Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 1.64 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°05′57″S 64°24′52″W / 65.09917°S 64.41444°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 1.64 ha (4.1 acres) |
| Length | 213 m (699 ft) |
| Width | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a fruit's stone ('kostilka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location edit
Kostilka Island is located at 65°05′57″S 64°24′52″W / 65.09917°S 64.41444°W, which is 3.35 km northwest of Flank Island, 3.47 km southeast of Final Island, and 6.74 km west-northwest of Vedel Islands. 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 Kostilka Island. Archived 10 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References edit
- Kostilka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Kostilka 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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