Lamya Island (Bulgarian: остров Ламя, romanizedostrov Lamya, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɫɐˈmʲa]) is the partly ice-free island 1.56 km long in west–east direction and 630 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 45.72 ha.[1]

Lamya Island
Lamya Island is located in Antarctica
Lamya Island
Lamya Island
Location of Lamya Island
Lamya Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Lamya Island
Lamya Island
Lamya Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°05′03″S 64°06′43″W / 65.08417°S 64.11194°W / -65.08417; -64.11194
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area45.72 ha (113.0 acres)
Length1.56 km (0.969 mi)
Width630 m (2070 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a lamya, monster creature in Bulgarian mythology, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

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Lamya Island is located at 65°05′03″S 64°06′43″W / 65.08417°S 64.11194°W / -65.08417; -64.11194, which is 85 m south of Elisabethinsel, 2.76 km southwest of the west extremity of Booth Island and 2.33 km north of Peperuda Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Lamya 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.